Saluda, SC, Oct. 14--Textile maker Milliken and Co. says it will close two plants and cut roughly 240 jobs--a major blow to a textile stalwart that's been in the forefront of trying to protect the ...

Catskill, NY, May 14--The doors of Oren's Furniture open today for the beginning of the end, according to the Daily Freeman. After 86 years of continuous operation, spanning three generations, a ...

Toronto, November 24--A tentative settlement has been reached in the UPS Canada strike, which began Monday when 3,800 employees walked out, interrupting thousands of package shipments, according ...

Danville, VA, August 2— Columbia Flooring is expanding its facility in Danville, Virginia. The $13.5 million expansion will eventually add 200 jobs there. Columbia Flooring is headquartered in ...

Dalton, GA, July 14--At the Atlanta International Rug Market, Shaw Living is introducing impressive new additions to its best selling lines, Kathy Ireland Home Essentials and Kathy Ireland Home ...

Wauwatosa, WI, December 1-- Bostik Findley, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and lubricants, has changed its name to Bostik, Inc. The new name reflects the strength of ...

Kennesaw, GA, June 4-- DuPont Flooring Systems, a division of DuPont Textiles and Interiors, has changed its name to The Invironmentalists. The new name reflects the firm's new market focus on ...

Anderson, SC, June 20--Stagnant sales and falling profits have led DuPont and other chemical companies to try to sell their textile fiber businesses. And despite a recent deal that significantly ...

Corona, CA, August 24-- Home decor products cataloger Smith + Noble plans to fold its Rug Studio catalog at the end of the year, according to Catalog Age. Founded in 1987 as a window treatments ...

-- continued The Shaw Green EdgeSM program will communicate Shaw’s current environmental efforts, including: • Shaw’s waste-to-energy project in Dalton, Ga., is a first-of-its-kind ...

Lancaster, PA, August 10--Over 5,000 installers to date have gained the benefits of Armstrong’s Certified Installer Program (A.C.I.P). Participants are tested in proper installation materials ...

Lewisville, TX, May 7—Floorcovering distributor L.D. Brinkman Corp. has filed for Bankruptcy reorganization under Chapter 11. L.D. Brinkman president, Jeff Sills said the company has been unable ...