Spending on U.S. construction projects increased for the third straight month in January to record levels, driven by strong gains in single-family homes and industrial construction, the government reported.
Flexible polyurethane and polymer foam products manufacturer Foamex International Inc. reported that, despite slightly lower sales and profits for fiscal year 2000, the company remains on track with its debt-reduction initiatives.
Distribution of the company’s Retailer of the Year awards, and attainment of a new membership level that allows for double rebates, topped the agenda at Color Tile’s annual membership meeting held during Surfaces 2001 in Las Vegas.
New-homes sales plummeted by 10.9% in January, the biggest drop in seven years, as Americans' worries about the nation's economy overwhelmed the attraction of cheaper mortgage rates.
Despite lower mortgage interest rates, existing single-family home sales dropped in January in tandem with the slowing economy and declining consumer confidence, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Collins & Aikman shareholders completed the sale of a nearly 60% stake in the company to former Reagan administration official David Stockman's Heartland Industrial Partners L.P. for $260 million.
The new Burlington Rug Corp., a supplier of mass-produced area rugs, has purchased the Burlington House Floor Accent manufacturing facilities in Monticello, Ark. The 1 million-square-foot facility is capable of producing more than 10 million rugs annually.
BASF Carpet Products is launching a new initiative for its advanced engineered fiber, Savant, that addresses the rapidly evolving issue of sustainability in the commercial carpet market.
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