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Heartland in talks to acquire Collins & Aikman, newspaper says

January 11, 2001
Heartland Industrial Partners is negotiating to buy Collins & Aikman Corp., the largest maker of automobile carpet, for about $1.2 billion from the Blackstone Group LP and Wasserstein Perella & Co.
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USG to take $904 million charge on asbestos, restructuring initiatives

January 11, 2001
USG Corp. has released details of two major initiatives developed to help clarify the company's financial performance and further strengthen its competitive position.
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Q.E.P. reports third quarter revenue decline

January 10, 2001
Q.E.P. Co. Inc. has reported that its fiscal 2001 third-quarter net sales were $26.3 million compared with $28.2 million in the comparable prior-year quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway purchase of Shaw now complete

January 9, 2001
Shaw Industries Inc. announced that the acquisition of Shaw Industries by an investor group led by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is now effective.
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Goldman cuts USG EPS views

January 9, 2001
Goldman Sachs said analyst Christopher Winham has cut his outlook for gypsum wallboard maker USG Corp. earnings per share.
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NAFCD, NWFA release industry white paper and educational tools

January 7, 2001
A new 14-page floor covering industry white paper, released today by the National Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD), National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), and Indian River Consulting Group, sheds new light on how U.S. flooring distributors have responded to structural change in the flooring industry during the 1990s and debunks some of the dour developments industry observers had predicted for this industry segment over the decade.
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November new home sales fall 2.2% to 909,000 rate

January 5, 2001
U.S. sales of new single-family homes declined in November to the slowest pace in three months without straying off track to make 2000 the second-best year on record, according to a U.S. Department of Commerce report.
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Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings receives consents from holders of senior subordinated notes

January 5, 2001
Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings Inc. reported that it has received consents from holders of more than a majority of its 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 and Series B 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 in connection with its previously announced tender offer and consent solicitation for the notes.
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Swiff-Train founder passes on

January 5, 2001
Herbert A. Train, a pioneer in the floor covering industry, passed away Jan. 1 after an extended illness. He was 89.
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Collins & Aikman announces new GM European business

January 4, 2001
Collins & Aikman Corp. has entered into a multi-year agreement to supply floor and acoustic systems, engine acoustic products and interior components for the 2001 GM Vivaro Van, Vivaro Combi and Vivaro Bus vehicles.
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