FloorDaily.net News & Interviews (November 4, 2016)
November 4, 2016-Scott Roy, president and CEO of Gilford-Johnson, and Kemp Harr discuss this year's integration of Gilford Flooring and Johnson Wholesale Floors into Gilford-Johnson Flooring and the two lifetime achievement awards given to Melinda McChesney and Dennis Cook, the two leaders who ran the individual companies for years and are now retiring. The awards were announced at the NAFCD meeting earlier this week in Chicago. Listen at FloorDaily.net
Calhoun, GA, November 4, 2016-Mohawk announced 2016 Q3 net earnings of $270 million, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.62, compared to 2015 Q3 net earnings of $215 million, and diluted EPS of $2.89. This represents a 25% increase versus prior year. Read at FloorDaily.net
Salem, NJ, November 4, 2016-Mannington Mills has been named "New Jersey Family Business of the Year 2016" by Fairleigh Dickinson University's Rothman Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Read at FloorDaily.net
Washington, DC, November 4, 2016-The goods and services deficit was $36.4 billion in September, down $4.0 billion from $40.5 billion in August, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced through the Department of Commerce. Read at FloorDaily.net
Chicago, IL, November 4, 2016-A record 940 participants attended this year's North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) and North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA). Read at FloorDaily.net
Dalton, GA, November 4, 2016-J+J Flooring Group has been recertified as a Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) manufacturer by GreenCircle Certified, a prominent third-party certifier of environmental claims. Read at FloorDaily.net
Washington, DC, November 4, 2016-Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 161,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.9%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. Read at FloorDaily.net
St. Louis, MO, November 4, 2016-Bridgeway Interactive's Annual Conference will be held November 14 and 15 at the Silverado Resort and Spa in California's Napa Valley wine country. Read at FloorDaily.net
Sassuolo, IT, November 4, 2016- The Quinquennial Tile Award is currently accepting entries; the award, now in its fifth edition, seeks the most significant constructions that involve ceramic materials. Read at FloorDaily.net
Dallas, TX, November 4, 2016-Quick-Step has released a series of promotional videos featuring its celebrity designer, Erinn Valencich. Read at FloorDaily.net Click here to read all the latest floorcovering news... |
