June 29, 2013 Werner Braun, President, Carpet & Rug Institute, (CRI) discusses the group’s presence at Neocon, misconceptions about carpet in the commercial sector, and the importance of maintenance to ensue carpet performs for its desired design life. Werner talks about CARE’s curbside pickup test in New Jersey, the new CEO at the WFCA, and CRI’s work with interim maintenance.

June 18, 2013 John McGrath, Director, INSTALL, International Standards and Training Alliance and Mike Gould, Owner, Gould Flooring Services, St Jacob, Illinois discuss the group’s Warranty & Certified Contractor program which was unveiled at Neocon, and is a program that guarantees the work of its certified contractors.

June 17, 20103 John McGrath, Director, INSTALL, International Standards and Training Alliance and Mike Gould, Owner, Gould Flooring Services, St Jacob, Illinois discuss the group’s Warranty & Certified Contractor program which was unveiled at Neocon, and is a program that guarantees the work of its certified contractors.

June 14, 2013 Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management explains the move in the market after last Friday’s jobs report and the declines that followed as he shares his thoughts on where the market will go next week.

June 13, 2013 Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter and President of LGM & Associates Technical Flooring Services discusses the challenges of finding the most effective cleaning solution for maintaining flat weave carpet.

June 12, 2013 Fred Reinhart, Rinehart Carpet Outlet, Philadelphia, PA discusses the urban Philadelphia marketplace, Scott Humphrey the new CEO of the WFCA and how his operation has changed including his recent shift to a more powerful website. He also discusses his first venture into buying words on Google.

June 11, 2013 Fred Reinhart, Rinehart Carpet Outlet, Philadelphia, PA discusses the urban Philadelphia marketplace, Scott Humphrey the new CEO of the WFCA and how his operation has changed including his recent shift to a more powerful website. He also discusses his first venture into buying words on Google.

June 10, 2013 Fred Reinhart, Rinehart Carpet Outlet, Philadelphia, PA discusses the urban Philadelphia marketplace, Scott Humphrey the new CEO of the WFCA and how his operation has changed including his recent shift to a more powerful website. He also discusses his first venture into buying words on Google.

June 7, 2013 Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management talks about the Dow testing the 15,000 level this week, if the pull back is over and the comment made by Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan this morning saying that the Fed should taper its bond-buying even if the economy is not ready for it.

June 6, 2013 Web developer and internet expert, John Simonson, President, Webstream Dynamics talks about the options available for making websites smartphone-friendly. With more consumers relying on smartphones for more functions, including shopping it’s necessary for retailers to make their websites readable and operational on smartphones.