Columbia Flooring has signed on as a benefactor of the Hardwood Forestry Fund (HFF), a conservation group dedicated to establishing sustainable hardwood forests.

Shaw Rugs had extended its Area Rug Center presence with a long-term lease agreement extending into 2006.

The National Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) has rescheduled its 32nd Annual Meeting, "Leaders Meeting Leaders," to September 5-7, at the Westin Hotel Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

DuPont reaffirmed its support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plans to conduct a science-based risk assessment for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and to convene a technically informed Scientific Advisory Board to evaluate the risk assessment's findings.

The services sector grew more than expected in May, its second consecutive month of expansion.

DuPont Flooring Systems, a business unit of DuPont Textiles and Interiors (DTI), has changed its name to The Invironmentalists.

DuPont announced that DCI Acquisition Inc. had increased its offer from Canadian $21 to Canadian $21.75 per common share in cash for all the class A common shares, Series 1 of DuPont Canada not owned by DuPont or its affiliates.

Armstrong World Industries Inc. received approval of its Disclosure Statement in its Chapter 11 reorganization case from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del.

Mohawk announced that it plans to expand its regional product introduction meetings for the end of 2003 and beginning of 2004, and has elected not to attend Surfaces in 2004.

Terrazzo & Marble Supply Co. is pleased to announce the addition of five new Tile Distributors for Technistone Quartz Surfacing, servicing the architectural and design communities.