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Waregem, Belgium, July 4, 2018—Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.) announces the acquisition of two privately owned companies, Beaulieu Canada and Beaulieu Australia, which will be integrated into its Flooring Solutions business unit.
Roseland, NJ, July 5, 2018—Private sector employment increased by 177,000 jobs from May to June, according to the June ADP National Employment Report.
Tempe, AZ, July 5, 2018—The June Non-Manufacturing Index registered 59.1%, which is 0.5 percentage point higher than the May reading of 58.6%, according to the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Chicago, IL, July 5, 2018—Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers rose 18%, from 31,517 in May to 37,202 in June, according to a report released by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
Washington, DC, July 3, 2018—New orders for manufactured goods in May, up three of the last four months, increased $1.8 billion or 0.4% to $498.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Irvine, CA, July 3, 3028— Home prices increased nationally by 7.1% year over year from May 2017 to May 2018, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI).
Mansfield, MA, July 3, 2018—The Belknap White Group, a full-service flooring distributor, announced its latest line of hardwood flooring from Armstrong, which features Diamond 10 Technology.
Dalton, GA, July 3, 2018—EF Contract has joined the Commercial One alliance.
Clifton, NJ, July 3, 2018—DriTac Flooring Products has announced a new distribution partnership in the United Kingdom with Introducing Interiors Ltd.
Washington, DC, July 3, 2018—Construction spending during May 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,309.5 billion, 0.4% above the revised April estimate of $1,304.5 billion, according to the U.S. Census.