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The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) and North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA) has announced a strong lineup of industry expert speakers at their 2012 Annual Convention, this November 13-15, in Orlando, Florida.

Phase Two of Florida Tile’s website overhaul is now complete, featuring upgrades tailored largely by input from focus groups representing the brand’s buying groups: consumers, retailers, architects, designers and the company’s distributors.

The Armstrong hardwood floor plant in Jackson is hiring 95 people to fill full-time positions at the company’s Jackson plant.

Sales of newly built, single-family homes slowed 1.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 313,000 units in February, according to data jointly released by HUD and the U.S. Commerce Department.

Solutia Inc. announced that the company has extended the entry deadline to the Solutia World of Color Awards Inspired by Vanceva. 

Holloway joins the company with thirty years of sales experience in the commercial construction industry.

Los Angeles County leads the nation in total county remodeling expenditures per year at $8.4 billion, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Confindustria, Italy’s employers’ association, named MAPEI SpA Chief Executive Officer Giorgio Squinzi as its new president.

The Taiwanese vinyl-flooring producer Handsome Plastic Co., Ltd. has signed a license for use of Välinge's mechanical locking system.

Home builder stocks are at their highest level in two years, with the Standard & Poor’s index of 11 home builder stocks rising 80 percent since October, the most recent low for the industry.