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July 24, 2018
The Floor Covering Industry Foundation—or FCIF, as it is often referred. I think many of us on the FCIF board take for granted the number of people…
May 30, 2018
[Dalton] After 22 years of operation, the Nebraska Iowa Floor Covering Association (NIFCA) board voted to disband their organization, a local…
March 15, 2018
The Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF) has been assisting members of the flooring industry since it was chartered in 1981. It serves as a…
January 19, 2018
Andrea Dobbins — the first executive director the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF) has ever had — described the foundation as a “reset…
November 27, 2017
We have new faces in town everyday — engineers, educators, medical associates, business professionals and others choosing to make Dalton their…
September 22, 2017
There’s nothing special about 36. I am at that stage of life that is past young adulthood. I don’t know if I identify with ‘middle-aged’, but I guess…
August 25, 2017
Entrepreneur. Leader. Philanthropist. Meet Alan Greenberg, the namesake of the 15th Annual Alan Greenberg Charity Golf Tournament which is scheduled…
July 24, 2017
On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to visit with Don and Emily Finkell, two local entrepreneurs. Win-Win-Win. That’s how CEO Don Finkell describes his…
June 26, 2017
One of my favorite movies growing up was "The Parent Trap," the version with Hayley Mills playing the twins who meet each other for the first time —…
June 26, 2017
This column aims to share about philanthropy within the floor covering industry and the people who are leading the way in giving back and improving…