BASF will announce today in Dalton that it has developed the first latex for carpet backing adhesives to be made with a minimum of 10 percent renewable materials.

CARE will be holding its 8th Annual Entrepreneur Meeting on Oct. 26 at Atlanta Airport Marriot.

Weyerhaeuser Co. has announced that it is a participant in the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) consortium led by Washington State University to study the feasibility of producing jet biofuel from woody feedstocks in the Pacific Northwest.

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. builders increased spending on homes, office buildings and other projects in August after a big decline in July.

One day she was a rescue dog, the next she was set to be featured in a Pergo USA Outlet Store grand opening in Raleigh.

Merchants and their customers will save billions of dollars with new Federal Reserve regulations cutting debit card swipe fees roughly in half, according to the National Retail Federation.

Capel Rugs has teamed up with the acclaimed interior designer and HGTV star, Genevieve Gorder, to create a line of rugs that will debut at the October High Point Market.

Lumber Liquidators has entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of Sequoia Floorings relating to Sequoia’s quality control and assurance, product development and logistics operations in China.

The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) is taking a key role in the recently-formed Product Management Alliance (PMA), an inter-industry partnership designed to promote market-based solutions for extended producer responsibility.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) will host the Design & Build with FSC Awards Reception on Oct. 5 at Greenbuild 2011.