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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.

Canada’s International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew named Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring among a group of finalists competing for honors in the 2001 Canada Export Awards.

The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has launched its new Virtual Campus on the World Wide Web.

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rose in June, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, as the housing sector continued to display resilience in a slumping economy.

Dixie Group Inc.¿s senior leaders recently extended the waiver of compliance with certain financial covenants of the company's senior credit agreement until October 15.

Standard and Poor's recently lowered its ratings on Congoleum Corp and removed them from CreditWatch.

NAHB recently announced its July housing market index declined two points to 56.

Beaulieu Residential President Ralph Boe announced a implementation of a new integrated approach to the marketplace.