Russell Grizzle, president of the USA Carpet Division of Milliken & Co., was elected as chairman of the board of the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) at the trade association's annual meeting.

Tarkett AG has signed an agreement to acquire Marley Floors from ETEX Group SA, Belgium.

Unilin and Faus have entered into a patent cooperation agreement.

Jack Ganley has been named president of Mannington Commercial.

Sales of existing single-family homes held steady last month, setting a pace that was the fourth highest on record, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The U.S. Green Building Council has launched its new LEED Green Building Rating System for Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI).

For the Thanksgiving season, Mannington Mills recently presented a check for $11,000 to the Salem County Meals on Wheels program, the largest single donation that the organization has ever received, according to Mannington.

Bissell Homecare Inc. will give away one grab-and-go cleaner a day and the chance to win tickets to any concert, anywhere in the United States in 2005, in conjunction with the company's new Bissell To Go ad campaign debuting today.

The Green Guide for Health Care -- available at http://www.gghc.org -- is the first-ever green building best-practices guide created specifically for the health care sector.

National Hardwood will hold an open house at its new showroom in Van Nuys, Calif., Dec. 10-11.