Surfaces 2011 is almost 98 percent sold out, with more than 500 manufacturers signed up -- an increase of 13 percent over the 2010 show.

Attendees enter the showroom during the grand opening of Greenbuild 2010 at McCormick Place West in Chicago on Nov. 16. For more images from Greenbuild, visit www.ntlfloortrends.com and browse through the rotating photos.

On September 13, 2010, dignitaries and citizens of New York gathered to celebrate the first shipment of granite foundation stones for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park.

Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring has expanded its distributor partnership with Galleher by adding Floor Service Supply Co., a Galleher division based in San Jose, Calif.

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) will offer three Green Forest University webinars that will help wood flooring professionals sell their products more effectively in the growing green marketplace.

Armstrong World Industries Inc. says is permanently closing its idled Montreal, Canada, floor manufacturing facility in December due to market conditions.

Bostik Inc.’s Consumer & Construction Division has added David Umbarger, an experienced engineer, to its technical services team. 

Dallas-based Flooring Services Commercial has tapped Herb Lee as its new president.

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has redesigned and relaunched its consumer web site, www.woodfloors.org.

Judith D. Kydon, executive director of Saint Dominic’s Home, recently welcomed more than 100 guests and staff to the official dedication of the David T. Meberg Family Service Center at 853 Longwood Avenue in the Bronx.