Due to their financial success and importance, Baby Boomers lead in pushing trends in home design

Hardwood flooring preference grew in 2012, says a new study. Exotic species, such as Brazilian Cherry, Ipe, Chestnut, Tigerwood and Amendoim, sell on uniqueness. Defects can add to appeal.

Catalina Research announced results for hardwood flooring sales in 2012 and projected trends for 2013 will continue and increase to be a favorite in 2013 home design trends. Destiny Homes, a Minneapolis and Wayzata home remodeler comments on the research results and advises on the benefits homeowners gain when choosing hardwood flooring.

A resurgent U.S. housing and renovation market has Carlisle Wide Plank Floors looking to increase its workforce by 17% this year. Here's a Q&A with CEO Michael Stanek.

Lumber Liquidators (NYS: LL) , a retailer of hardwood flooring, has hired James Costa as its vice president of international sales.

Clear Lake Lumber winds down its American Made Flooing business, auction inventory and assets to focus on its primary business: kiln drying and selling hardwood lumber.

Tiger Group's Remarketing Services will auction a wide array of hardwood-flooring inventory from the wind-down of American Made Flooring, a division of Clear Lake Lumber.

A furniture factory that Ethan Allen Interiors closed in 2004 will become the new home of a growing hardwood flooring manufacturer.

RTAFlooring.com is now carrying hundreds of different products from Shaw Flooring, including the manufacturer's entire line of hardwood and laminate flooring.

Lumber Liquidators, the largest specialty retailer of hardwood flooring in the U.S., announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2011 and updated its outlook for the fourth quarter of 2011.