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Housing Starts Up in May   Full Article
Washington, DC, June 18, 2013— Privately-owned housing starts in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 914,000, 6.8% above the revised April estimate of 856,000, according to the Commerce Department.

OW Hospitality Hires Designer Scott Evans   Full Article
Dalton, Georgia, June 18, 2013—OW Hospitality has hired Scott Evans to its U.S.-based OW Style Studio as senior creative and technical stylist.

Nydree Launches Residential Hardwood Line   Full Article
Forest, Virginia, June 18, 2013—Commercial wood flooring company Nydree Flooring has introduced Korus Wood Flooring, the company’s first foray into the residential wood flooring market.

Florida Tile Recognized By National Safety Council   Full Article
Lexington, Kentucky, June 18, 2013--The U.S. National Safety Council recently presented Florida Tile with its Perfect Record Award.

Tile of Spain to Exhibit at AIA Convention   Full Article
Miami, Florida, June 18, 2013—Tile of Spain, the brand representing 125 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers' Association, is exhibiting at the 2013 AIA National Convention and Expo.

Homebuilder Confidence Rises to a Seven-Year High   Full Article
Washington, D.C., June 17, 2013—Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes leaped eight points in June to a reading of 52 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

UNILIN Flooring Industries Terminates Agreement   Full Article
Dallas, TX, June 17, 2013—Flooring Industries, within the Unilin Group that licenses Unilin’s patented click technologies, has announced that it has terminated its laminate and LVT licensing agreements with Jiangsu Daou.

INSTALL Launches Warranty Program   Full Article
NSTALL, the North American alliance of flooring and flooring-related manufacturers, consultants, associations and contractors, launched its new Warranty & Certified Contractor program at this year’s NeoCon expo.

Domotex Russia Changes Show Dates   Full Article
Hannover/Moscow, Russia, June, 17, 2013—Domotex Russia has been moved to a new time slot in first half of the year. The second season of Russia’s tradeshow for carpets and floor coverings will now be held from April 1 to 3, 2014.

Florida Tile Joins "We Build American" Initiative   Full Article
Lexington, Kentucky, June 17, 2013¾ The Florida Tile brand has been added to the list of building supply manufacturers supporting the “We Build American” initiative.