Lumber Liquidators Opens 400th Store
Toano, VA, June 5, 2018—Lumber Liquidators is marking a major milestone of 400 stores with a grand opening celebration on June 9 at its new store in Elk Grove, California.
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Service Sector Index Rose to 58.6% in May
Tempe, AZ, June 5, 2018—May's Non-Manufacturing Index (NMI) registered 58.6%, which is 1.8 percentage points higher than the April reading of 56.8%, according to the Non-Manufacturing ISM Report on Business.
Ed Duncan to Retire as President of Mannington Mills at End of '18
Salem, NJ, June 5, 2018 –– Mannington Mills has announced that Ed Duncan, president of Mannington residential, will retire on December 31.
Job Openings Held Steady in April
Washington, DC, June 5, 2018—The number of job openings was little changed at 6.7 million on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
CFI Highlights Details of 2018 Show Itinerary
Forney, TX, June 5, 2018––This year, Certified Floor Covering Installers Association is celebrating over a quarter century of bringing the best talent, products, tools, techniques and, of course, training, together at its annual convention.
Home Prices Rose 6.9% YOY in April, Says CoreLogic
Irvine, CA, June 5, 2018--Home prices increased nationally by 6.9% year over year from April 2017 to April 2018, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast.
DCO Commercial Floors Expands into Austin, Texas Market
Austin, TX, June 5, 2018—National flooring contractor, DCO Commercial Floors (DCOCF), is pleased to announce expansion into the Austin, Texas market.
Construction Employment Grew by 25K in May
Arlington, VA, June 4, 2018—Construction employment increased by 25,000 jobs in May and by 286,000 jobs over the past year while construction spending reached $1.310 trillion in April, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Ecore Working to Improve Nurse Wellness
Lancaster, PA, June 5, 2018—Improving nurse wellness in the design of the healthcare built environment was the focus of a recent gathering of members of the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design (NIHD) at the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, headquarters of Ecore.
Coverings Attendance Grew 20% from Last Atlanta-Based Show
Alexandria, VA, June 5, 2018— Nearly 25,000 industry professionals attended the weeklong Coverings expo, a 20% increase from 2013, the last time Coverings took place in Atlanta.