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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.

Beaulieu Group LLC (Beaulieu of America) has instituted measures to realign its hard-surface business. The changes include a reduction in servicing to some areas of the country, along with select location and personnel changes.

The number Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits fell for the third straight week last week, the U.S. Labor Department said.

To assist architects, designers, facility managers and flooring specifiers in learning about Lees Carpets' NeoFloor, a flooring solution that combines the advantages of carpet with the ease-of-maintenance of hard surfaces, Lees recently unveiled www.neofloor.com.

Harris-Tarkett Inc. has appointed five new distributors to market its products for the West Coast, the Southwest and the South.

Homebuilders began construction on new houses at a stronger-than-expected rate in November, according to the Commerce Department.

Ardex Engineered Cements and the W.W. Henry Co. will unveil the SystemOne flooring installation and technical support system at Surfaces 2002 in Las Vegas.

The National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Housing Market Index (HMI) rose eight points to 57 in December.