FloorDaily.net News & Interviews (March 27, 2017)

Jim Dion Discusses His Coverings Education Topic on the Evolving Consumer 

March 27, 2017-Jim Dion, a published expert on consumer engagement at retail, and Kemp Harr discuss how the brick-and-mortar retail environment has changed and the solutions Jim will provide at his two Coverings seminars scheduled for April 7 in Orlando. Listen to the interview for more information on his scheduled talks on the last day of the Coverings Expo.

Athens, GA, March 27, 2017-Michael Blanton, 62, founder and principal of Dalton Carpet One and DCO Commercial Floors, died March 25. Read at FloorDaily.net

Arlington, VA, March 27, 2017-Forty-three states added construction jobs between February 2016 and February 2017 while 39 states added construction jobs between January and February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Read at FloorDaily.net

Asheville, NC, March 27, 2017-Robbinsville, North Carolina businessman Jimmy Lee has purchased 11 lumber mills in western North Carolina and much of the lumber he processes is shipped to Asia, where it is milled into flooring and furniture, reports the Asheville Citizen-Times in an article called "In Need of Flooring and Furniture, China Turns to WNC Trees" by Tonya Maxwell. Read at FloorDaily.net

Amasa, MI, March 27, 2017-Student-athletes competing in the 2017 NCAA Men's and Women's Final Four will be shooting for a championship on basketball courts manufactured by Connor Sports, the official court provider of the NCAA from wood sustainably harvested from The Nature Conservancy's Two Hearted River Forest Reserve. Read at FloorDaily.net

Washington, DC, March 27, 2017-The Coalition for Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood (CFTHP) has filed "critical circumstances" petitions with the Department of Commerce to stop a recent surge of Chinese hardwood plywood imports into the U.S. in an illegal attempt to flood the market before antidumping and countervailing duty orders are imposed, reports the Hardwood, Plywood & Veneer Association (HPVA). Read at FloorDaily.net

Viken, Sweden, March 27, 2017-On March 23, Välinge director of legal affairs Marcus Palm was handed the award Swedish In-House Legal Counsel of the year during Bolagsjuristernas Förening's (BJF) spring meeting. Read at FloorDaily.net

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