Bill Snowdon has joined Flooring America as its director of hard surfaces, a newly created position.

828 International has appointed Rosanne Bono as director of design.

In one of the largest launches in its 71 year history, Azrock by Tarkett will take its newly revitalized product line on the road to more than 31 distributor locations across the country.

Oriental Weavers has announced the merger of its North American distribution (Sphinx) and domestic manufacturing operation (Oriental Weavers of America), effective Jan. 1.

The USG Corp. website (www.usg.com) has been named one of the 100 best business-to-business websites by BtoB magazine in its annual NetMarketing 100 list.

Pro Flooring Supplies Inc. of Greenville SC has been appointed the exclusive distributor for the Aegis Microbe Shield Program for all flooring products.

Prophet 21, a leading provider of technology solutions for durable goods distributors, has acquired Systems Design Inc.

Sales of existing condominiums and cooperatives skyrocketed to a new record in the third quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits took an unexpectedly sharp plunge last week, reaching a level not seen since before the economy entered recession in 2001, a government report showed on Thursday.

The services sector increased its pace of expansion in October, according to an Institute of Supply Management report.