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Armstrong World Industries Inc. and Mannington Mills announce recently that they have entered into a settlement agreement involving the patent infringement lawsuits filed against each other last year.

The organizers of Surfaces 2003 have proclaimed Jan. 28-31 "International Floor Covering Week." The dates coincide with the Surfaces 2003 conference in Las Vegas.

Mike Degrace, former vice president of Sales with Beaulieu of America, has joined Monticello Flooring as vice president of Sales and Marketing.

WASHINGTON -- The market for existing single-family homes experienced rising activity last month, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring announced recently the addition of Florstar Sales Inc. to its list of distributors.

Following a two-day Daubert hearing, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Randall J. Newsome granted Armstrong World Industries' motion to exclude evidence presented by the plaintiffs' expert witnesses regarding property damage claims for asbestos-containing flooring in homes and public buildings.

ATLANTA -- Interface, Inc. recently reported results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2002.

Papineauville, Quebec-based Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring announced that it has completed its acquisition of Produits Forestiers Bellerive Ka’N’Enda.

WASHINGTON -- New claims for state unemployment benefits fell last week by 25,000 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 389,000, the Labor Department reported recently.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Dixie Group, Inc. today reported net income of $2.4 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 28, 2002, compared with net income of $223,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the prior-year period.