Shaw floors were selected for both 2009 Southern Living Idea Houses this summer.

Noble Co. has hired two new sales representatives.

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. has released its inaugural sustainability report highlighting the company’s environmental and social responsibility initiatives.

ParexLahabra, the parent company of building material brands Parex, LaHabra, El Rey Stucco, Teifs, Mer-Krete and Mer-Ko, announced that Rodrigo Lacerda has been named president of the company effective October 1, 2009.

Resilient flooring maker IVC Group said it will build a new, $70 million IVC US Inc. headquarters in Dalton, Ga., including manufacturing and distribution facilities.

Shaw Industries Group Inc. said it plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Calhoun, Ga., a move set to create up to 200 new jobs.

ArborCraft Floors, maker of the Harris Wood brand, has signed on NRF Distributors to cover New England.

The Mohawk Anniversary Sale will run nine weeks beginning Sept. 14 through Nov. 15 at participating Mohawk aligned dealerships.

More than 100 Beaulieu of America staffers participated in the American Cancer Society “Relay for Life,” held recently in the Dalton, Ga. area. Participants walked, jogged, baked, washed cars and sold raffle tickets to raise close to $8,500. Beaulieu was the largest team at the event, according to the company.

Armstrong Flooring is partnering with Abbey Carpet & Floor and Floors To Go for a national consumer sales event to run Sept. 15 – Nov. 15th, to benefit Gilda’s Club Worldwide, a non-profit cancer support organization.