This picture was taken almost exactly 20 years ago—December 1988. The camera caught Mike and Anita Goldberg of Rite Rug, Columbus, Ohio, during a Caribbean vacation sponsored by Allied Chemical for its top... more

DALTON—Times may be tough but Mohawk wants dealers to know that credit is still available for flooring customers. To make it easy for consumers to see their credit availability, the mill has partnered with Versatile Systems on an in-store credit kiosk that processes information quickly while giving customers privacy and security... more

By Steven Feldman

LANCASTER, PA.—This year celebrates the industry’s longest running manufacturer-distributor relationship with Armstrong and J.J. Haines reaching the century mark. Much has changed throughout the last 100 years, but one thing remains constant: the value of independent distribution to Armstrong, particularly in this economy... more

Medfield, Mass- Boston area colorist and rug designer Barbara Jacobs/Silk Road Weaves introduces the Simply Natural Collection. Taking “green” one step further, Ms. Jacobs creates a new group of designs featuring richly textural variations of luminous dimensions in a range of undyed colors... more

DALTON, GA Feb. 27, 2009 – Starting with the new year, all 6,000+ Beaulieu associates have been on the move … literally. In a company-wide effort aimed at improving everyone’s health at the world’s third largest carpet producer, Ralph Boe, CEO of Beaulieu of America, kicked-off “Ralph Boe’s Million Mile Walking Challenge”... more

By Sarah Zimmerman

HICKSVILLE, N.Y.—With green consciousness coming to fruition on the consumer level, it seems loggers, manufacturers, distributors, specifiers, retailers and installers have become wary of their moral obligations to provide legally harvested (and imported) wood products across the board. And, to help keep everyone in check, various organizations and even the U.S... more

By K.J. Quinn

When FloorExpo opened for business in October 1998, it sought to create an organization consisting of the largest and best residential flooring contractors nationwide while protecting and improving their profitability. Now entering its 10th year... more

By Louis Iannaco

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.—With more than 70 attendees gathered here, Big Bob’s Flooring Outlets of America held its annual convention, where the focus was on opportunity. The resounding theme of the upbeat meeting was the launching of “Wartime Retail,” which founder/CEO David Elyachar, aka Big Bob, urged the group to take ownership of... more

WASHINGTON—It took a mill from California to provide the finishing touches to the festivities surrounding the 44th presidential inauguration ceremony and accompanying inaugural balls... more

CLEVELAND—Despite the worldwide economic slump, world demand for flooring is projected to climb 4% annually through 2012, with commercial construction doing most of the stimulating... more