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Mortgage Delinquency Rates Fell to 4.5% in June

Mortgage Delinquency Rates Fell to 4.5% in June

Irvine, CA, September 13, 2017—CoreLogic has released its monthly Loan Performance Insights Report which shows that, nationally, 4.5% of mortgages were in some stage of delinquency (30 days or more past due including those in foreclosure) in June 2017.

Armstrong Launches Retail Promotion & Consumer Campaign

Armstrong Launches Retail Promotion & Consumer Campaign

Lancaster, PA, September 13, 2017—Armstrong Flooring announces The New Look of Tough national retail promotion to correspond with its exciting new national TV and digital advertising campaign on HGTV to help drive in-store traffic during the important fall selling season.

Job Openings Held Steady in July

Job Openings Held Steady in July

Washington, DC, September 12, 2017—The number of job openings was little changed at 6.2 million on the last business day of July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Start-Up Carpet Recycling Operation to Launch in CA in Early '18

Start-Up Carpet Recycling Operation to Launch in CA in Early '18

Rancho Cucamonga, CA, September 12, 2017—XT Green, a start-up company, is planning to open a 126,000 square-foot carpet recycling plant that will process post-consumer carpet from the state of California including commercial broadloom carpet, reports the Daily Bulletin.

Gerflor Matching Employee Donations for Hurricane Relief

Gerflor Matching Employee Donations for Hurricane Relief

Chicago, IL, September 12, 2017—Committed to helping Texas, Florida and all communities impacted by hurricanes rebuild, Gerflor USA—including the Gerflor, Connor Sports and Sport Court brands—will match employee donations for hurrican relief.

Mohawk Expands Support of Komen Three-Day Events

Mohawk Expands Support of Komen Three-Day Events

Calhoun, GA, September 12, 2017—To help in the fight against breast cancer, Mohawk is once again partnering with Susan G. Komen by sponsoring all seven of the organization’s Three-Day events, providing 8,000 pieces of durable, eco-friendly SmartCushion to comfort walkers and crew members.

Shaw Details Multi-Pronged Hurricane Relief Assistance Plan

Shaw Details Multi-Pronged Hurricane Relief Assistance Plan

Dalton, GA, September 11, 2017—Shaw is committed to supporting the response and recovery efforts of communities affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and other natural disasters as part of the company’s corporate vision of creating a better future.

Bonitz Acquisition Floorscape Takes the Bonitz Name

Bonitz Acquisition Floorscape Takes the Bonitz Name

Columbia, SC, September 11, 2017—Bonitz, Inc., the parent company of Bonitz Flooring Group, announces that its subsidiary Floorscape has assumed the name of Bonitz Flooring Group. The move is the final phase in the merger with the Raleigh, North Carolina-based commercial flooring company that began in 2015.