August 2, 2025—Pat Oakley, President of Mullican Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the drivers behind the firm’s growth despite headwinds in the overall residential flooring market. Listen to the ...

Atlanta, GA, Feb. 11--Home improvement industry observers have long believed Lowe's appeals more to women, but a new study finds the Lowe's attracts no more female shoppers than rival Home Depot.

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 ...

Wichita, KS & Wilmington, DE, Apr. 30--DuPont and subsidiaries of Koch Industries, Inc. have finalized the sale of Invista, formerly DuPont Textiles & Interiors, for $4.2 billion.

Miami, FL, November 5--Lennar Corp warned that it may have to delay closings on 600 of the new houses it expected to deliver to homeowners in the current quarter in part because of slowing demand ...

Washington, DC, January 31--The economy finished 2004 with its best performance in five years despite slowing in the final stretch.

Manchester, NH, Jun. 9--This summer, Carpet One is rolling out two new courses at Carpet One University, the floorcovering retailer’s proprietary training program for its store owners and their ...

Dalton, GA, November 18--According to Mohawk Industries, its new SmartStrand fiber made with DuPont’s Sorona® Polymer is the “biggest fiber innovation in 20 years.” That’s how strongly ...

Dalton, GA, May 23--S&S Mills, manufacturer and direct seller of discount carpets, is now offering carpet buyers free sample kits of their full range of discount carpets.

Washington, DC, August 1, 2025-The construction industry added 2,000 jobs on net in July, according to an Associated Builders ...

The unemployment rate, at 4.2%, also changed little in July. Employment continued to trend up in healthcare and in social ...

Murray, KY, August 1, 2025-HempWood is opening a new factory on its Murray, Kentucky campus on August 5. Festivities begin at ...