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January 3, 2013   Werner Braun, President, Carpet & Rug Institute discusses additions proposed to the California Green Chemistry Initiative, legislation designed to reduce or eliminate hazardous substances in the state and how these efforts may affect the sale of carpet in the state.

January 2, 2013  Werner Braun, President, Carpet & Rug Institute discusses likely efforts in various state legislatures in 2013 to enact Extended Producer Responsibility legislation for carpet. Such legislation could be similar to the law enacted in California that places a fee on all carpet sold in the state to finance the recycling and reuse of the product.

December 28, 2012  Dev O'Reilly, CEO of software provider Roll Master discusses the company's unique approach to delivering management tools for every function. Because the system operates in the cloud and is available to retailers at a monthly expense it allows them to forgo the expense of buying software packages, royalties and other large expenses.

December 27, 2012  Dev O'Reilly, CEO of software provider Roll Master discusses the company's unique approach to delivering management tools for every function. Because the system operates in the cloud and is available to retailers at a monthly expense it allows them to forgo the expense of buying software packages, royalties and other large expenses.

December 26, 2012 Dev O'Reilly, CEO of software provider Roll Master discusses the company's unique approach to delivering management tools for every function. Because the system operates in the cloud and is available to retailers at a monthly expense it allows them to forgo the expense of buying software packages, royalties and other large expenses.

December 21, 2012 Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management discusses the latest on the fiscal cliff situation and the likely market reaction now that House Speaker John Boehner’s Plan B did not come to a vote last night. Barker also looks at the move in gas and crude prices, the pending sales on the New York Stock Exchange and what’s ahead for 2013 investors.

December 20, 2012 Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter, President, LGM Technical Carpet Services discusses one installation where four similar types of carpet from the same manufacturer react differently to moisture. One of the carpets in this installation ends up with wrinkles and bubbles.

December 19, 2012  Jon Trivers, a popular industry speaker, columnist former Abby President, looks at the recent Mohawk acquisitions, Pergo and Marazzi as he share his view of the economy for next year. Also he discusses the distribution sector of the industry and trends in the sector.

December 18, 2012  Jon Trivers, a popular industry speaker, columnist former Abby President, looks at the recent Mohawk acquisitions, Pergo and Marazzi as he share his view of the economy for next year. Also he discusses the distribution sector of the industry and trends in the sector.

December 17, 2012  Jon Trivers, a popular industry speaker, columnist and former Abby President, looks at the recent Mohawk acquisitions, Pergo and Marazzi as he share his view of the economy for next year. Also he discusses the distribution sector of the industry and trends in the sector.