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Certified Floorcovering Installers member Hank Johnson died on Dec. 20 of a massive heart attack at age 47.

The Dow Chemical Co. and Reichhold Inc. have announced the beginning of operations for Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC, a specialty latex joint venture.

Organizers of Coverings will offer various services to attendees at the trade show from May 6-9 in Orlando, Fla.

New homes sales rose 6.4% in November to a seasonally adjusted 934,000 annual rate, according to the Commerce Department.

Mark T. Kieckhafer recently joined Alloc Inc. as marketing director.

The market for existing single-family home sales rose in November and set the stage for a possible record year, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined dramatically over the past three months, rebounded with unanticipated strength in December.

Alan Greenberg, co-CEO of CCA Global Partners, and Louis A. Spano Sr., the recently deceased founder of Broomhall, Pa.-based Eldorado Carpet One, have been voted into World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) Industry Hall of Fame.

Herregan Distributors of Eagan, Minn. has purchased the Mannington division and distribution territories of Wichita, Kan.-based Self’s Inc.

U.S. consumer sentiment rose for a third straight month in December, according to a University of Michigan report.