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Mannington celebrates 110-year family history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1tbvU9JZM Less than 1% of family businesses reach the fifth generation, and even fewer make it to 110 years in business. As a fifth-generation, family-owned...

FCNEWS LIVE at TISE 2025: Engineered Floors

https://youtu.be/U-uKQshC3rM Floor Covering News asks Joe Young and Eric Ruppert of Engineered Floors, "What are you excited to share at Surfaces 2025?" Watch as Young...

FCNEWS LIVE at TISE 2025: Lions Floor

https://youtu.be/ghgkb9RVPkM Floor Covering News asks Brad Guthrie and Rebecca Whitaker of Lions Floor, "What are you excited to share at Surfaces 2025?" Watch as Guthrie...

FCNEWS LIVE at TISE 2025: Bjelin

https://youtu.be/U6upXQdth7Q Floor Covering News asks Fredrik Alfredsson of Bjelin, "What are you excited to share at Surfaces 2025?" Watch as Alfredsson shares his organization's mission...

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Susan G. Komen: Round 2

What’s that saying about going to the well once too often? Flashback one year ago. Mohawk invited me to Denver to walk alongside the team...

CRM tracks the past; analytics = future

Over the years, the spotlight has been on CRM systems and their role in supporting outside sales teams. Contractors and wholesalers have invested heavily...

The best numbers money can buy

I feel like I write the same column every year for our flooring statistical issue. Not because I’m lazy; not because I’m burned out...

Building market authority even during tough times

In parts one and two of this series, we talked about the power of showing up when others pull back—and how consistent connection and...

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