Mike Gould, president, Gould Flooring Services, St. Jacob, Ill., has been re-elected president of the Flooring Industry Council of St. Louis for 2011-2012.

AmericasMart Atlanta, the Georgia Retail Association and the Florida Retail Federation have joined forces in an historic alliance giving top retailers from the southeast’s fastest-growing states preferred access to the home, gift and apparel wholesale marketplace.

Zepol Corp. reports that U.S. import shipment volume for September, measured in TEUs, decreased 6.73% from August and showed a similar decrease of 4.52% from September 2010.

For the first time ever, Karastan Contract, Lees and Bigelow have been compiled into one printed publication that architects and designers can easily reference.

Empire Today is working with Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) and has initiated a recycling program in partnership with Carpet Landfill Elimination and Recycling (CLEAR).

Carpet manufacturer Godfrey Hirst is shutting its Benalla factory in Victoria, Australia. The doors are expected to close next month, leaving 37 workers without a job.

In Shaw Floors’ premier Fall Flooring Preview videos on Facebook and YouTube, director of color, style and design Emily Morrow announces that “boring” beige is out this season.

NeoCon East, set for Nov. 2-3 at the Baltimore Convention Center, has secured two high-profile keynote speakers for this year’s show: architect Victor Olgyay and fashion designer Jhane Barnes.

Consolidated Carpet is installing a Solar Photovoltaic System at their Carlstadt, N.J. warehouse and office location, furthering the organization’s goal of increasing sustainable energy practices.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the new Antidumping (AD) and Countervailing (CVD) rates for multilayered (engineered) hardwood flooring from China on Oct. 12.