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Lancaster, PA, February 5, 2018—Armstrong Flooring is empowering its distributors with increased responsibility for marketing, merchandising and sales of its residential flooring products and is focusing resources to drive growth with national retail and commercial customers.
Plattsburgh, NY, February 5, 2018—Schluter-Systems recently received four product awards from the 2017 Tile & Stone Installation Contractor ClearReport.
Portsmouth, NH, February 5, 2018—According to recent reports from Lodging Econometrics, 1,370 projects/143,344 rooms in the U.S. construction pipeline are extended-stay projects.
Washington, DC, February 2, 2018—Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market remained strong in the fourth quarter of 2017 with a reading of 71, up 12 points from the previous quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI).
Washington, DC, February 2, 2018—Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 200,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Dalton, Georgia, USA and Sanquhar, Scotland, February 1, 2018—Shaw Industries has acquired Scotland-based carpet tile manufacturer Sanquhar Tile Services (STS).
Ann Arbor, MI, February 2, 2018—Consumer sentiment fell 0.2% to 95.7 in January from December’s 95.9 rate, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Las Vegas, NV, February 2, 2018—The winners of the HPS Schönox Worst Subfloor Contest were announced during a ceremony at the International Surfaces Event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Las Vegas, NV, February 2, 2018—Metroflor Corporation celebrated the 2017 sales performance of its distribution partners by bestowing its performance awards at a rock and roll celebration at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay during The International Surface Event (Surfaces) 2018.
Las Vegas, NV, February 2, 2018—Emser Tile announced Baker Bros./Arizona Flooring/Arizona Floor as its 2017 platinum dealer of the year.