Kent Goodman, owner and CEO of Space Flooring, retires

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Kent Goodman (left) and Hoy Lanning

Glen Burnie, Md. –Haines announces the retirement of Kent B. Goodman, owner and CEO of Space Flooring. Goodman and his family operated the Atlanta-based company since its founding in 1969, and sold the company to CMH in 2008. At the time, Kent stayed on as president of Space Flooring and became a partner and shareholder of CMH Space.

Goodman’s career in flooring began at the age of 16 and he worked through many positions until he became vice president of operations in 1985, when the company’s sales were $10 million. He became president and CEO of Space Flooring, succeeding his father in 1993 when sales were $18 million. Under Goodman’s leadership, Space Flooring grew to $70 million.

Bruce Zwicker, president and CEO of Haines, and Hoy Lanning, president of CMH, join a gathering of family, friends, employees, suppliers, and customers to honor Goodman.

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