Arnquist CarpetsPlus Color Tile® of Alexandria, MN was named the 2011 Employer of the Year by the Lakes Area Professional Women’s organization (LAPW) on October 7 for businesses with fewer than 25 employees. The annual awards are given to recognize employers who make opportunities available to women employees. The award program is part of National [...]
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Arnquist CarpetsPlus Color Tile Wins Award
Posted in Award, Human Interest, Information, tagged Alexandria, Arnquist, Award, Employer of the Year, MN on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What Are You Looking For in a Flooring Retailer?
Posted in Flooring, Human Interest, Information, tagged discussion, flooring, opinion on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What is it that you want most from a flooring retailer? Is it service? Product knowledge? Price? Selection? Expert installation? Relationship? Something else? Why would you buy from one retailer and not another?
If you’ve purchased flooring in the past, how did you decide where to buy?
Let’s discuss.
Study Says Carpet No Problem for Children with Asthma
Posted in Carpet, Human Interest, tagged asthma, carpet, children on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you have a child with asthma and you have carpet in your home, your child is not being adversely affected according to this study: “Results of a Home-Based Environmental Intervention among Urban Children with Asthma,” published by The New England Journal of Medicine. A study of inner city children with asthma confirms that clean, [...]
Gainesville CarpetsPlus Color Tile – It all Started With a Dream
Posted in Human Interest, tagged CarpetsPlus Color Tile, Flooring Store, Florida, Gainesville on April 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It all started in 1978 with only forty dollars, a motorcycle, and a dream. In those days, Steve Elder was a senior in business administration at the University of Florida working his way through college installing carpet and doing maintenance at apartment complexes. Later that year, Steve married his high school sweetheart, Jennifer, a nurse at Shands, and their dream became one. Ultimately, he also fell in love with Gainesville and imagined how he could address an unmet need by selling and installing quality carpet at reasonable prices.
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