Flooring America/Flooring Canada (FA/FC) has kicked off ConneXtion—its bi-annual convention that connects more than 500 independent floor covering retailers at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas.

USG Corp. has launched the Durock brand UltraLight Foam Tile Backerboard, a lightweight tile and flooring solutions innovation, according to the company.

DriTac Flooring Products has formed a distribution partnership with Midwest Floor Coverings.

Sound Seal has released its Impacta smart phone app.

Quick•Step has unveiled the next generation of its Style My Floor app.

Plans for the 13th edition of NeoCon East, taking place Oct. 28 and 29, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, are well under way.

The deadline for the Marble Institute of America's (MIA) Natural Stone Scholarship is Friday, July 17.

Surya has partnered with designer Alexander Wyly for a new line of rugs that offer a modern touch to traditional spaces.

Tricycle, a Chattanooga, Tenn.,-based flooring software company, recently hosted an event called Virtual Tools/Authentic Design, at Dal-Tile's natural stone showroom in Atlanta.

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has announced its National Honors recipients.