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The number Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits fell for the third straight week last week, the U.S. Labor Department said.

To assist architects, designers, facility managers and flooring specifiers in learning about Lees Carpets' NeoFloor, a flooring solution that combines the advantages of carpet with the ease-of-maintenance of hard surfaces, Lees recently unveiled www.neofloor.com.

Harris-Tarkett Inc. has appointed five new distributors to market its products for the West Coast, the Southwest and the South.

Homebuilders began construction on new houses at a stronger-than-expected rate in November, according to the Commerce Department.

Ardex Engineered Cements and the W.W. Henry Co. will unveil the SystemOne flooring installation and technical support system at Surfaces 2002 in Las Vegas.

The National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Housing Market Index (HMI) rose eight points to 57 in December.

James Hardie Building Products has expanded its U.S. capacity to supply products through the acquisition of Cemplank's fiber-cement operations.

Nearly 1,500 square feet of custom-designed linoleum flooring is now on display at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

The coming year should be as strong for housing as the current year has been, according to Fannie Mae’s chief economist.

Engineering tool manufacturer Illinois Tool Works Inc. said its board of directors has approved the divestiture of its $483 million consumer products business, including its Florida Tile subsidiary.