Seattle, WA, Sept. 9--The price of a roof is going through the roof. Ditto the price of siding and framing materials, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Wholesale costs of lumber have ...

Stillwater, OK, December 27--Armstrong Holdings announced plans for a $17.5 million capital investment to expand manufacturing capability at its Stillwater facility, according to the Stillwater ...

Atlanta, GA, May 27--Invista announced today the re-certification of Antron carpet fiber as an Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS). Originally ...

Longview, WA, May 26--Ohio's Flexible Foam Products formally announced Tuesday that it is opening a new plant in Longview, filling a vacant building in the city's struggling Mint Farm Industrial ...

Lancaster, PA, Sept. 9--A change in the ownership of Armstrong World Industries when it emerges from bankruptcy will be accompanied by a change in its board of directors, according to an Armstrong ...

Calhoun, GA, August 8--Astro Dye Works, a yarn-dyeing operation, will close its doors permanently in January 2006. The closing will cut 65 jobs. Astro Dye Works was established in 1957 and had ...

Calhoun, GA, March 1--Mohawk Industries, Inc., agreed to purchase one plant located in Roanoke, Alabama, that produces secondary carpet backing from Propex Fabrics Inc. The new plant employs ...

Kansas City, MO, July 30--Sutherlands Lumber and Home Improvement its last store it operated in the Omaha area by the Kansas City based home improvement retailer, according to the Omaha World-Herald.

Waregem, Belgium, July 1--Following due approval by the Competition Board, various members of the De Clerck family have inked a deal under which a new joint industry group is being incorporated ...

Manchester, NH, January 12--Alan Greenberg, co-CEO of CCA Global Partners, announced today that Flooring Canada, formerly a master franchise of Flooring America, would now become a fully ...

Wielsbeke, Belgium, Nov. 26--Yesterday Unilin filed four new lawsuits before the Patent County Court in London. Unilin alleges infringement of its patent EP 1 024 234 by several companies of ...

Lancaster, PA, Mar. 15--Another large layoff might be looming at the Lancaster floor plant of Armstrong World Industries, threatening an estimated 175 jobs, according to the Lancaster New Era.