Ten Thousand Villages, a retailer located at 567 S. Lake Ave. in Pasadena, Calif., will be holding a Fair Trade Oriental Rug Event, May 19-22.

Long Island Floor Covering Association (LIFCA) member ProSource of Nassau has invited all LIFCA Members and their installers to attend a training event tonight in Plainview, N.Y.

BNP Media is sharing a five-minute video slideshow of stories from readers who are finding success during the construction downturn.

Surfaces and StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas exhibit space sales are off to a strong start with the space draw date more than two weeks away, according to Hanley Wood.

Flooring Industries, the intellectual property company of the Unilin group, has recently signed new license agreements with several manufacturers of LVT products.

Capel Rugs has promoted Tami Watras to vp-product and creative director.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has set preliminary duties ranging from 0 to 27.01 percent on multilayered wood flooring from China.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) has announced the 10 winners of its 2010/2011 Student Design Competition, which offers more than $13,000 in scholarships and prizes.

Carpet maker Beaulieu of America was part of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition recently when the show came to Rossville, Ga., a community of about 4,000 just south of Chattanooga.

The Shanghai-based flooring producer Chinafloors Timber (China) Co. Ltd. has set up a joint venture with an existing Chinese vinyl manufacturer for the manufacturing of LVT.