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Harper Woods, MI, August 2--Home Depot Inc. workers at a suburban Detroit store rejected a bid to be represented by a labor union, a National Labor Relations Board official said on Saturday.
Washington, DC, June 19--The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging to nearly 200 percent on $1.2 billion of wooden bedroom furniture imported from ...
Summitville, OH, December 14-- The struggling tile manufacturer Summitville Tiles announced Friday it has emerged from bankruptcy protection, according to the Lisbon Morning Journal. In a press ...
J. J. Haines & Company, Inc., the second largest full line distributor of floor covering in the U.S., announced that Bruce A. Zwicker has been promoted to the position of President and CEO.
Waregem, Belgium, July 1--Following due approval by the Competition Board, various members of the De Clerck family have inked a deal under which a new joint industry group is being incorporated ...
Atlanta, GA, Aug. 14--Buy 18 square yards of carpet, plant a tree. This simple exchange, which takes into account the carbon dioxide (or greenhouse gas) emissions emitted during the lifecycle of ...
Seoul, South Korea, Apr. 8--Hyosung Corp. has developed a carpet using Poly Trimethylene Terephthalate (PTT). Hyosung on Thursday introduced its new carpet products, named Ion Free, at the ...
Dalton, GA, July 17, 201-Beaulieu Group, doing business as Beaulieu Group LLC, has announced that it has commenced a formal proceeding to restructure its balance sheet to better position itself ...
Cody, WY, July 30--Susan T. Buffett, 72 years old, wife of Warren E. Buffett and a director of his investment empire, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., died from a stroke yesterday in Cody, Wyo., where she ...
Montreal, Quebec, July 2--PTT PolyCanada LP announced that the construction of the first world-scale polytrimethylene (PTT) polymer plant is completed and start-up is underway. Production is ...
Kennesaw, GA, August 12--Roland Elbracht, president, Witex Flooring Inc. posted the following open letter to Witex and Laura Ashley distributors and Retailers on the Internet: We are pleased to ...
Frankenthal/Lenham, Germany, November 30--Tarkett AG has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Marley Floors from ETEX Group SA, Belgium. The Tarkett Group is active worldwide in the ...