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Lancaster, PA, March 2, 2018—The Manufacturing Institute announced that it will award Amy Costello, sustainability manager, Armstrong Flooring, with the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award.
Portsmouth, NH, March 2, 2018 –The Lodging Econometrics (LE) Global Construction Pipeline Trend Report, which compiles the construction pipeline for every country and market in the world, states that the total global pipeline stands at 12,631 projects/2,127,794 rooms, up 7% by projects year-over-year (YOY).
Saddle Brook, NJ, March 2, 2018—Nourison has announced the launch of a new partnership with Manhattan-based Studio NYC Design to produce an affordable luxury collection of rugs, pillows and throws.
Stoughton, MA, March 2, 2018—Commercial flooring manufacturer Mats Inc. has expanded into the commercial wallcovering market with the introduction of xcore ascend, accent wallcovering.
Dalton, GA, March 1, 2018—The Dixie Group reported net sales of $412.5 million for fiscal year 2017, a 3.8% increase as compared to $397.5 million in 2016. For Q4 2017, net sales were $105.1 million, an increase of 2.4% compared to $102.6 million in Q4 2016.
Washington, DC, March 1, 2018—Construction spending during January 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,262.8 billion, nearly the same as (±1.0%) the revised December estimate of $1,262.7 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Dalton, GA, March 1, 2018—The Manufacturing Institute will award three Shaw employees with the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award: Lisa Buice, commercial human resources director; Annie Cowart, client contact center director; and Brooklyn Lynam, process engineer.
Washington, DC, March 1, 2018—Personal income increased $64.7 billion (0.4%) in January, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Tempe, AZ, March 1, 2018—The February Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) registered 60.8%, an increase of 1.7 percentage points from the January reading of 59.1%, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Dalton, GA, March 1, 2018—Phenix Flooring, a Pharr family company, has joined CarpetsPlus as an approved vendor.