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By FCNews staff WONZWINNER: A California salesperson and a pair of lucky consumers were the winners in the Wools of New Zealand (WONZ) Live Well with Wool spring event. John and Ellen Kruger of San Rafael, Calif., were the winning customers, while Barbara Brown, a wool specialist with Tahoe Specialty Carpet and Design, in Tahoe City, Calif., submitted the winning entry... more
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By FCNews staff SCHOLARSHIPS: One of the many benefits of belonging to the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) is its goal to provide educational and training opportunities for as many members as possible each year. One of the many things it does is its Trade Scholarship Program, which allows members to... more
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By FCNews staff FCNEWS CARES: Floor Covering News was privileged to be the only flooring trade publication at the recent conference of the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), the 9th the non-profit has held since being formed as a voluntary initiative between the carpet industry, government and... more
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It was the one interview for which I was sure to arrive early. In fact, I sat in the parking lot for 45 minutes. It was also the only one in 25 years (eight in the horse racing industry) where I felt a touch of anxiety. I pretty much had interviewed all the luminaries in both industries, in person or on the phone. Then again, it’s not every day you find yourself... more
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By FCNews staff WESTERN GAINS: Seems like the move to Las Vegas paid off for Coverings and the tile industry. Show officials said one of the key objectives in shifting the tile and stone show to the Sands Expo & Convention Center was to “attract more attendees from the West Coast where tile and stone have always... more
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For the past number of years this magazine has promoted and touted the educational program at Surfaces. From the look of the schedule each year, I knew the program was comprehensive, beneficial and worth the price of admission, especially last year when it was... more
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By FCNews staff JAPAN DISASTER: Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the citizens of Japan following the horrendous devastation imposed on the country from the triple whammy earthquake, tsunami and nuclear incident. While many companies in the flooring industry have nobly stepped up with... more
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We have a Facebook page. If you haven’t friended or liked us yet, please do. Our resident webmaster says it’s important. even if I don’t know exactly why. And therein lies the problem. Small businesses know they need to market themselves on... more
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By FCNews staff CRI VISITS D.C.: The economy has certainly exposed the exodus of American business and those still around are starting to fight back. As proof earlier this month, a record delegation of carpet industry representatives traveled to... more
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I know I’m no spring chicken, but I’m also not past the point where I can’t learn something. And that’s exactly what happened earlier this month when I attended the annual convention of the ReSource Commercial Flooring Network in... more
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