A lot has been happening at Beaulieu Commercial in the past few months and at the epicenter of the activity is Steve Hillis, the president. Steve has been there and done that in all of the best places in the commercial floor covering business and was just about ready to take himself out of circulation and, yes, retire.
Armstrong World Industries' board has unanimously approved a plan to separate the company’s flooring business from its ceilings (building products) business, creating two independent publicly traded companies.
Recently, I had an elderly lady who I had worked with for about 40 minutes say something to me I had never been told before in all my years selling retail.
Armstrong has released its third quarter 2014 results. Operating income from continuing operations fell 26% over the 2013 period to $69 million, and adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations dipped slightly by 4% to $117 million.
In the past year my wife Anne and I have been taking steps to build a new home. This house will be built on a lot we own right next-door to our existing home overlooking Lake Loveland in Colorado.