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Washington, DC, March 15, 2018—Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes edged down one point to a level of 70 in March from a downwardly revised February reading on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) but remains in strong territory.
Denver, CO, March 15, 2018—Together, Tom Ruekert and Marc Schulz will assume all responsibilities for management of Palo Duro Hardwood and for Lägler North America, effective immediately.
Chattanooga, TN, March 15, 2018—After approximately three years of litigation, the patent infringement suit brought by Card Monroe Corp. (CMC) against Tuftco Corp. (Tuftco) for infringement of CMC’s United States Patents Nos. 8,141,505, 8,359,989, and 8,776,703 has been officially concluded.
Washington, DC, March 15, 2018—U.S. import prices increased 0.4% in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, after rising 0.8% in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Darien, CT, March 15, 2018—Starnet Commercial Flooring announced that it completed the first annual Starnet NTCA Tile and Stone Training program.
Washington, DC, March 14, 2018—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February 2018 were $492.0 billion, a decrease of 0.1% from the previous month, but 4.0% above February 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, March 14, 2018—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for January was estimated at $1,426.0 billion, down 0.2% from December 2017 but was up 5.7% from January 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Calhoun, GA, March 14, 2018—The Multilayer Flooring Association (MFA) and SCS Global Services announced a pilot certification for new resilient flooring products in the multilayer format with rigid polymer cores.
Sterling, VA, March 14, 2018—The parties in Sierra Club v. Pruitt have reached an agreement that sets the "manufactured by" dates for the Formaldehyde Act of Title VI of the Toxic Substances Control Act to June 1, 2018 for producers and fabricators of composite wood panels, reports the Decorative Hardwoods Association, formerly known as the Hardwood, Plywood & Veneer Association.
Dalton, GA, March 14, 2018—With a focus on growing from within, Lexmark Residential is proud to announce a new vice president of residential sales, Chris Petrie.