Dan Frierson, president and CEO of The Dixie Group, has been one of the most prominent industry leaders for decades. In 1966, having earned an undergraduate degree in history and an MBA from the ...

Software for flooring dealers and distributors has come a long way from the accounting programs developed in the ’80s. Today’s software offerings are fine-tuned instruments of commerce ...

Change orders can be a blessing or a curse, lifting you into above-average profits or dumping you into unexpected losses. The astute contractor will look for change opportunities as a way to ...

Lancaster, PA, November 8--Armstrong World Industries took a painful step Thursday, and raised a painful question. The company announced it would end production of commercial flooring at its ...

Trelleborg, Sweden, July 23—Pergo reported its results for the first six months of 2004. Sales during the period were SEK 1,417 M ($187.9M) (1,344), an increase of 13% compared with the year ...

Thomasville, NC, August 23-- Unilin Decor NC LLC, based in Thomasville, has changed its name to Unilin Flooring NC LLC, to align with its parent company in Belgium, which changed its name to ...

In 1898, the Ohio Pail Company, which would later become Johnsonite, started manufacturing wooden dairy pails in the Amish town of Middlefield, Ohio. As the company progressed, it shifted its ...

Cartersville, GA, January 11--John Whittenburg, chairman and CEO of Southern Yarn Dyers and Lacey Mills Inc., is stepping in to assume responsibilities as president and CEO of Lacey Mills Inc.

Manchester, NH, August 20--Flooring America continues to drive toward realizing a national brand and expanding its service to members with the appointments of two management staff members and ...

Farnham, Québec, Canada, October 21 – Tarkett has announced a $20 million investment in the FiberFloor production line at its Farnham, Quebec plant. This new category of flooring, pioneered by ...

Hearst, ON, Nov. 25--Columbia Forest Products today announced the company will reduce operations at its Hearst plywood plant and lay off 39 employees effective December 7, according to Columbia's ...

Waynsboro, VA, August 17-- Dozens of employees at the Invista plant in Waynesboro could soon be losing their jobs, according to the Augusta Virginia Free Press. An e-mail sent to The Augusta Free ...