Georgia officials fete Nourison DC opening

By Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 6/8/2007 11:33:00 AM

Calhoun,Ga.– State and local officials joined Nourison staff and executives at yesterday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the rug supplier’s new warehouse and distribution center here. Mayor Jimmy Palmer welcomed the addition of the 300,000 square foot, state-of-the-art carpet and rug DC to the local economy. Principals of local construction company Fox & Brindle, builders of the site, also attended. Nearly 100 guests including local county officials, merchants, customers and press enjoyed a gourmet barbecue and tour of the facilities.

(Left to right) - Tammy Baggett, Kelly Leatherwood, Nourison; Steve Fox, Fox & Brindle; Hon. John Meadows, Georgia House of Repesentatives; Larry Roye, president, City of Calhoun Economic Development; Mayor Jimmy Palmer; John Cross, Andrew Peykar, Jonny Peykar, Gerard O’Keefe, Nourison; Phil Sanford, Fox & Brindle; Michael Thigpen, L.P. Owens, Pat Muschamp, Nourison. (click image to enlarge)

Nourison’s state-of-the-art cut table. (click image to enlarge)