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The American Floorcovering Alliance announces its 23rd Annual Membership Meeting and Awards reception, to be held 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 29 at the NorthWest Georgia Trade and Convention Center, Upper Level Banquet Hall.

LINWOOD, Pa. -- Foamex International Inc. today announced that discussions with Leggett & Platt for the sale of Foamex's GFI carpet cushion business have been terminated.

The Labor Department reported today that unemployment fell to 5.6 percent of the labor force in September.

DuPont announced today that it expects third quarter earnings per share, excluding one-time items, to be in the $0.35 to $0.37 range.

Hoboken Floors will host an Open House from 5 to 10 p.m. October 10 at Gillette Stadium, Fidelity East Club Level, in Foxboro, Mass.

Basell USA Inc. and ConocoPhillips recently announced the signing of an agreement under which Basell will be the exclusive purchaser and marketer of the polypropylene resins produced at ConocoPhillips' new Bayway plant in Linden, N.J.

H. Arthur "Art" Williams, former president and CEO of Mannington Mills, passed away September 25 after suffering a massive stroke. He was 80.

Sol Zwerling, a 40-year veteran of the carpet and rug industry, died Sept. 25 from complications following heart surgery. He was 73.

NFT and FCI's Howard Olansky will moderate "Moisture in Concrete," a panel discussion for users, specifiers, and installers of floor covering products 8:30 a.m. Oct. 10 at the New York Helmsley Hotel.

WASHINGTON -- Gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter, the Commerce Department reported today.