Rhonda Ross, who formerly held public relations and sustainability roles at Centiva, has founded RJRoss Consulting in Roswell, Ga.

MAPEI Americas CEO Luigi Di Geso appeared at the podium to hand out the Pinnacle Awards during the Marble Institute of America’s awards luncheon at StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2011 in Las Vegas. The awards went to stone fabricators and installers whose natural-stone projects were judged the best of the best from all the work done in 2010.

Marazzi USA recently donated $15,000 to the Red Cross of northern Alabama, specifically targeting the monies for direct assistance to victims of the 2011 tornado outbreak.

Bona US will present a Continuing Education Unit (CEU) at the National American Institute of Architects (NAIA) Convention, to be held May 12-14 at Ernest N Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La.

Realtors from across the country are meeting with legislators, public policy makers and industry leaders this week in Washington, D.C.

The National Wood Flooring Association announced the winners of its 2011 Wood Floor of the Year contest during an awards dinner at its recent convention in San Diego.

Arley Wholesale Inc., a family-owned, third generation wholesale supplier of tile, stone, glass mosaic tiles and installation materials, will host its 9th Annual Arley Wholesale Tile & Stone Exposition on Tuesday, June 7.

The Ceramic Tiles of Italy pavilion (#1632) will feature vignettes from 11 manufacturers, many exhibiting for the first time at ICFF.

Starting today, the 18,000 designers who belong to Mannington Commercial's tx:style design community invite the public to vote for grand prize winners in the tx:style design challenge 2011.

Mohawk Industries is among the top five Georgia companies for sustainability practices in the Southeast, according to the 2011 Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings.