DALTON—Shaw Transport, Shaw Industries’ trucking fleet, has been accepted into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partner program... more

CALHOUN, Georgia, October 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK) today announced 2006 third quarter net earnings of US$127,708,000 and diluted earnings per share... more

LANCASTER, Pa., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Armstrong World Industries,

Inc. (NYSE: AWI) today reported third quarter 2006 net sales of $973.6 million that were 4% higher than third quarter net sales of $937... more

Lancaster, Pa.—Free of asbestos litigation, life is quickly returning to normal for Armstrong World Industries as shares of the company’s common stock began “regular way” trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Oct. 18... more

By Louis Iannaco

Kettering, Ohio—GE Consumer Finance’s Retail Sales Finance unit has changed its name to GE Money’s Sales Finance. The business unit has achieved double-digit growth over the last four years and has doubled its assets in just the past two, reaching $16 billion... more

LATICRETE International founder and chairman emeritus, Dr. Henry M. Rothberg, has made a major financial contribution to fund 20 scholarships annually for students to pursue a degree in Chemical Engineering at his alma mater, the University of South Carolina’s School of Chemical Engineering... more

UFLOOR Systems, Inc., the North American subsidiary of the Uzin-Utz Group, German manufacturer and marketer of installation products for all categories of flooring, has opened its doors in North America... more

Back Alley Designs—a custom tile mural manufacturer --opens its new studio location in Barrie, Ontario, where it fabricates printed glass, stone and ceramic tiles... more

By Steven Feldman

Armstrong World Industries’ new lease on life began Oct. 2 when it exited bankruptcy, nearly six years after it started the process... more

PAPINEAUVILLE, QUEBEC, CANADA—Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring has unveiled plans for a $19 million sawmill in Thurso, Quebec, near Ottawa. The new plant, which represents the first phase of a $50 million investment strategy, will receive financial support from the Canadian government... more