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35th Anniversary: 35 Women in Flooring

Floor Covering News

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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Opus Floors looks to strike a chord with U.S. retailers

Floor Covering News

Calgary, Canada-based Opus Floors , which supplies a host of innovative hard surface products, falls in the latter category. I’m in the flooring business over 25 years because I love flooring—not because I have to do it,” said Opus Floors owner, Vern Verkley. The timing of Opus Floors’ entry to the U.S.