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			Charles R.  Auten 
			
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		| Title: | 
		Owner  | 
	
	
	
		| Industry: | 
		Flooring  | 
	
	
	
		| Type of Organization: | 
		Contractor  | 
	
	
	
		| Major Product/Service: | 
		Providing wide plank flooring production and installation services  | 
	
	
	
		| Expertise: | 
		Mr. Auten is responsible for the overall operations, business management, leadership, and marketing.  He provides vision casting. His company has provided custom flooring for many well-known celebrities building vacation homes in the mountains of Tennessee.  Charles has previously worked as a musician at Carowinds, Dollywood, and Busch Gardens Williamsburg.  | 
	
	
	
		| Geographic Area of Distribution: | 
		Tennessee  | 
	
	
	
		| Affiliations: | 
		Founder of TN Youth Motorsports Association; N.W.F.A.  | 
	
	
	
		| University/Degree: | 
		B.A., Music, University of Charlotte; B.S., Bible and Christian Leadership, Johnson Bible College  | 
	
	
	
		| Born: | 
		June 12, 1970, Charlotte, North Carolina  | 
	
	
	
		| Hobbies/Sports: | 
		Spending time with his wife and four children, racing go-karts, sporting activities  |