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Congoleum Corporation recently reported its financial results for the second quarter that ended June 30.

Beaulieu of America will conduct a warehouse sale at the company’s La Mirada, Calif. warehouse facility on Friday, Aug. 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Dalton Floor Covering Market Association (DFCMA), sponsors of the Carpet Technologies Show scheduled for Sept. 11-13 at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton, announced a near sell out of exhibit space for the event.

American workers' productivity, a key measure of rising living standards, rebounded in the second quarter for its best showing in a year.

Armstrong Holdings Inc. has reported second quarter 2001 net sales from continuing operations of $748.6 million that were 5.5% lower than the second quarter of 2000.

Floor Decor, a new big-box flooring retailer headed by former Maxim Group/Flooring America CEO A.J. Nassar, has changed its trading symbol from MCGI to FLOR.

The nation's unemployment rate held steady at 4.5% in July as the year-long loss of manufacturing jobs moderated and service jobs posted a small gain.

The Dixie Group Inc. has reported net income of $188,000, or 2 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001. For the same period in 2000, the company reported net income of $1.3 million, or 11 cents per diluted share. Sales for the second quarter of 2001 were $145.5 million compared with $146.1 million in the year-earlier period.

Dow Chemical Co.’s polyurethane floor covering business has announced the three winners of its “Log On to Win” Prize Giveaway.

U.S. consumer spending, which is estimated to account for two-thirds of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP), rose slightly in June, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.