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Barker on the Market

April 27, 2012  Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management, discusses the events that have affected the market over the past few weeks including developments in Europe, quarterly earnings reports and news about the economy. Barker also talk about this week’s meeting with the Fed and the effects that warm winter weather has had on economics reports

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2025 Installation Award Winner Jose Molar shares how he hand-selected each hardwood board, navigated tricky columns and doorjambs, and why precision beats speed every time.

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Jeremy Redig
September 11, 2025
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2025 Installation Award Winner Jeremy Redig's Award-Winning Metallic Epoxy Install

Dallas contractor Jeremy Redig reveals how he flipped his installation process to battle Texas winds and heat, creating a stunning metallic epoxy floor that won big.

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Charlie Rapplean
August 28, 2025
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2025 Installation Awards: A Carpet of Flowing Waves

A one-of-a-kind hotel carpet demanded perfection—no repeats, no second chances. From dry-lay rehearsals to transatlantic teamwork, installers overcame staggering challenges to bring the hotel’s vision to life. Hear how precision, patience, and collaboration turned one of the most complex patterns into a breathtaking success story.

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Dwayne Pruitt
August 25, 2025
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2025 Installation Awards: Team Wins Big with Overnight Restaurant Renovation

The crew at Pruitt Flooring pulled off a stunning overnight restaurant renovation, transforming the space with a bold herringbone design. In this episode, they share the challenges of late-night installs, the teamwork that made it smooth, and the customer’s thrilled reaction to a project that exceeded expectations.

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Sam Robinson and Anna McCortney Ultimate Flooring
July 25, 2025
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Ultimate Flooring Duo Combines Creative Fundraising with Mission to Bring Young Pros into Industry

Anna McCortney, operations manager, and Sam Robinson, sales and showroom coordinator with Ultimate Flooring in Akron, Ohio, represent the next generation of flooring professionals and are finding creative ways to fund their education journey, including a Shark Tank style fundraising video to get them to TISE 2025. They share their experiences as first timers to TISE and Coverings and their efforts to attract and retain young people into the flooring industry as well as their own flooring journeys. 

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Alfredo Donjuan Performance Accessories
July 11, 2025
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American-Made Performance Accessories Offer Tariff-Proof Solution as Import Costs Rise

Performance Accessories' Vice President and General Manager Alfredo Donjuan discusses how the American-made flooring products provide cost stability and perfect color matching while helping retailers avoid tariff-driven price increases on imported goods. 

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