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Randy Gum, vice president of sales for Midwest distributor Misco Shawnee Inc., will become the company’s president this month when Paul Murfin departs to assume the reins as new president of Bona Kemi USA.

The Dixie Group Inc. has been notified by Nasdaq that Dixie's 7% convertible subordinated debentures do not have at least two active market makers and therefore no longer meet the requirements for continued listing on the Nasdaq National Market.

Sales of new U.S. homes in October slowed slightly but remained robust, the government said in a report which surpassed Wall Street's expectations.

Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. has appointed General Electric Co.'s James McNerney as chairman and chief executive, the first outsider to run the maker of Post-It Notes and 50,000 other products.

US Construction for October rises 0.9% to a $825 billion annual rate.

Kohler Co. completes its investment in Interceramic common stock

Solutia Inc. has announced a price increase of up to 10 cents per pound ($220.00 U.S. per metric ton) for all general purpose and specialty grades of Ascend nylon 6,6 plastics and polymers, effective January 1, 2001.

Carpet Co-Op of America has acquired for a purchase price was $13.25 million the franchise systems of Flooring America, GCO and Carpet Max Canada.

Winneconne, Wis.-based Historic Floors of Oshkosh has merged with Creative Edge Corp. of Fairfield, Iowa, to create a single-source U.S. manufacturer of decorative floor borders and medallions fabricated from hard-surface flooring materials. The combined forces of the two companies will operate under the Concept Flooring Group (CFG) name.

Spending on U.S. construction projects surged in September to their second-highest level on record as spending on nonresidential buildings such as offices and factories hit all-time highs.