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Mannington Commercial and 3M Canada Co. are teaming up to reclaim the large-format graphics used in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.

Hanley Wood Exhibitions have changed the dates of the Surfaces and StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2011 shows, both set for Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Armstrong announced it will initiate a 5 to 7 percent price increase in the United States and Canada on solid hardwood flooring products effective with shipments beginning April 1. Engineered hardwood flooring products will face a 1 to 4 percent hike.

Shaw Learning Academy was recently named to Training magazine’s “Training Top 125.” The company’s training and development program came in at 18th on the list, which ranks organizations worldwide for outstanding human capital development programs and practices.

In an effort to leverage its reputation for "quality and to ultimately elevate its image in the marketplace," Burtco has created a new brand identity.

MAPEI Corp. is sponsoring the Marble Institute of America's (MIA) 2010 Pinnacle Awards competition, which honors natural stone companies, architects and designers worldwide for exemplary work.

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. announced that on Friday it completed the acquisition of hardwood flooring maker ArborCraft LLC, which sells its products under the Harris and Tarkett Wood brands. The company, formerly called Harris-Tarkett, was founded in 1898 as the Harris Manufacturing Co.

MAPEI Corp. has acquired an 80,500 sq. ft. building on 5.2 acres of property at 2308 Dalton Industrial Court in Dalton, Ga.

Pictured are chapter members of the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia (Delmarva) chapter of Certified Floorcovering Installers, on site to rebuild a home for the Tripp family in Hayattsville, Md. The project will be featured on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, airing Sunday, Feb. 14, from 9 to 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Trade show and property management group MMPI will launch Buildex Chicago at The Merchandise Mart, June 14-16, 2010.