Some Employers Are (Mohawk Carpet) Offering Free Drugs

New York Times - At the Mohawk Industries carpet factory in Dublin, Ga., about 200 of the 750 employees signed up for free blood pressure and heart drugs last summer after the company held meetings to describe the benefits of lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. Continue reading

Times Union - That translates to 19 billion gallons — nearly enough to fill the reservoir if it were empty. If that much water escaped, it would devastate the Schoharie and Mohawk valleys to Schenectady, but it is enough to supply the city’s drinking water needs Continue reading

Citizen Online - No. 2 seed Weedsport held No. 7 Mohawk scoreless for periods of 7:51 and 9:08 as the Warriors breezed to a 45-28 victory. The Warriors will play No. 3 Onondaga at a time and place to be determined this weekend. The Warriors topped the Tigers at home Continue reading

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Mohawk Carpet - New Members Join the CAW Family 

Members of the Canadian Racetrack Workers Union have voted by a 75 per cent margin to join the CAW. The 600 new members work at Woodbine, Mohawk and various betting facilities across the Greater Toronto Area, working as pari-mutual clerks, terminal operators, ticket sellers and host/hostesses. …continued

Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s backing of a casino looks like a step forward for gambling in Sullivan County, but residents have seen plans fall through before. …continued

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Mohawk Carpet - Power restoration making progress 

The power is beginning to be restored in the Mohawk Valley after a fire and explosion at a substation in the Gloversville, Johnstown area knocked out power to nearly 2,800 people at its highest point. The fire started at South Main Street. Continue reading…

ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced yesterday that his administration had reached an agreement with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to build a casino in the Catskills. Continue reading…

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Mohawk Carpet - Flights of fancy

Boston Globe - Slight and intense, her short black hair worn in a Mohawk, Streb still looks like the motorcycle racer she was as a rebellious young woman growing up in Rochester, N.Y. Her experience as a downhill skier in the area only increased her inborn Continue reading

Neosho Daily News - Only Conner Sarwinski, who had short blonde hair to begin with, didn’t appear much different. Diamond wrestlers and coaches all had similar hair cuts when they took the match - the every popular Mohawk - though cropped short to the head. Diamond coach Continue reading

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Friday’s Winners & Losers: (Mohawk Carpet) Perini

Street.Com - Mohawk Industries ( MHK - Cramer’s Take - Stockpickr ) rose 7% after the carpet and flooring company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. The company earned $129.5 million, or $1.90 a share, up from $99.6 million, or $1.47 a share, a Continue reading

WHNT-TV - You’ve always known us for our quality lines of paint like Martin Senour, as well as for our extensive selection of floor coverings from famous names like Mohawk. And although we pride ourselves on our paint and floor products, we’re so much more! We Continue reading

Atlanta Business Chronicle - Springs Industries to close Gainesville plant [Wednesday] Home building permits continue to decline in June [Wednesday] Emory names James Wagner president [Wednesday] Equifax fined by Federal Trade Commission [Wednesday] Mohawk wins bid for Lees Carpet Continue reading

Daily Citizen-News - Lorberbaum said Mohawk segment sales were disappointing, with sales declining 1 percent. Both new and replacement residential carpet declined significantly from the prior year, with commercial carpet continuing to grow, he said. With Continue reading

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California Pizza, Cascade, (Mohawk Carpet) DaimlerChrysler, Stamps.com: U.S. Equity

Stockhouse Canada - Mohawk Industries Inc. (MHK US) rose $4.40, or 5.2 percent, to $89.03 and traded as high as $92.25. The carpet maker said fourth-quarter profit was $1.90 a share. Analysts expected $1.56, the average estimate in a Bloomberg survey. NightHawk More details

Daily Citizen-News - Lorberbaum, founder of Aladdin Mills which eventually became Calhoun-based Mohawk Industries, who passed away in September Phil Gutierrez, chairman and CEO of Abbey Carpet, one of the original floorcovering franchise systems, rounds out the More details

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Mohawk Carpet - Mohawk Partners With DuPont,

Textile World - Mohawk Industries Inc., Calhoun, Ga., has entered into an exclusive partnership with Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont that will result in a new line of residential carpet. DuPont will provide its Sorona polymer technology to Mohawk, which will then Details

MLive.com - He also was arraigned on a home invasion charge involving a residence on the 17000 block of Mohawk Drive he allegedly entered Saturday and stole beer. According to the Spring Lake/Ferrysburg Police Department, officials with Ferrysburg Community Details

Daily Citizen-News - Lorberbaum, founder of Aladdin Mills which eventually became Calhoun-based Mohawk Industries, who passed away in September Phil Gutierrez, chairman and CEO of Abbey Carpet, one of the original floorcovering franchise systems, rounds out the Details

Courier News - The Elgin franchise lays down carpet to the tune of $12 million annually and is using a considerable chunk of the profits to In addition to Karastan, Tri-State sells and installs Mohawk, Shaw and Beaulieu brand carpets. Peterson said he’s confident Details

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Mohawk Carpet - Meier joins Albany law firm after failed congressional campaign

MSN MoneyCentral - An unsuccessful congressional candidate last fall has joined the Albany, N.Y., law firm Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC. Raymond Meier, a Republican, was defeated by Democrat Oneida County District Attorney Michael Arcuri for the Mohawk Valley More details

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise - According to the lawsuit, both boys were exposed to the naegleria fowleri amoeba while playing at the splash pad in Mohawk Park. The Tulsa City-County Health Department tests of the water at the splash pad and nearby pools of stagnant water found More details

Washington Post - NORTHEAST Connecticut Mohawk Mountain _ Sat 4:00p packed powder machine groomed 35 - 45 base 20 of 24 trails, 83% open, 6 of 6 lifts, Mon-Fri: 8:30a-10p; Sat: 8:30a-10p; Sun: 8:30a-4p; Mt Southington _ Sun 10:55p packed powder machine groomed 42 - 52 More details

Observer-Dispatch - Kenneth D. Graniero, M.D., recently became affiliated with Slocum-Dickson Medical Group, PLLC. Before joining Slocum-Dickson, Graniero was part of the Mohawk Valley Surgery Group. As a specialist in general, thoracic and bariatric surgery, Graniero More details

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Carpet Network ‘Thinks Green’ in Business  (Mohawk Carpet)

MT. LAUREL, N.J.—-According to Lenny Rankin, CEO of Carpet Network, more companies - especially in the carpet industry - are “thinking green” and are more aware of the environment when it comes to producing products. More details…

To see the latest front in the war over illegal immigration, take a look at Mordechai Orian. The 41-year-old owns Global Horizons, a Los Angeles-based service that supplies seasonal agricultural workers to apple, blueberry, and potato growers across the country. More details…

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NAMES IN (Mohawk Carpet) THE GAMES: Catching up with local athletes competing in college 

Not an even an injury could keep Grove City womens basketball player Katy McCready on the sidelines for long. McCready returned from an ankle injury recently and is faring well for the Lady Wolverines. Continue…

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