In the mid 1980s, I was working at my father's retail store, Fred's Carpet, on Long Island, when I received a phone call from Lori Dowling, who was then the New York Area Floor Fashion Center rep for Armstrong, and is now the CEO for Starnet Commercial Flooring Cooperative.

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CFI - CCA GLOBAL PARTNERS GO TO HAWAII!

Another first! CFI in partnership with CCA Global Partners (CCA) was welcomed by American Carpet One Floor and Home in beautiful Honolulu! David Arita, owner of American Carpet One and Larry Marvel, Installation Manager of American Carpet One worked diligently to plan for this historic event. Working with them were Robert Varden, Immediate Past President of CFI, Tom Jennings, consultant for CCA Global Partners and Bob Hutter, Vice-President of Training at CCA Global Partners. This is an exciting first for CFI and a first for CCA Global Partners in a partnership to present the new CFI/CCA two-day, carpet installation workshops.

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