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Washington, DC, November 30, 2017—The U.S. economy is running at its full potential for the first time in a decade, a new milestone for an expansion now in its ninth year, the Wall Street Journal reports in an article called “Economy Hits Full Stride For First Time in 10 Years” by Ben Leubsdorf.
Johnson City, TN, November 30, 2017—Mullican Flooring partnered with the Appalachia Service Project (ASP) to build homes for more than 120 families affected by the 2016 West Virginia flood and Great Smoky Mountains wildfires.
Washington, DC, November 30, 2017—Personal income increased $65.1 billion (0.4%) in October according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
St. Louis, MO, November 30, 2017—The NWFA Education & Research Foundation is pleased to announce that a scholarship fund has been established in honor of Virgil Hendricks.
Grand Rapids, MI, November 30, 2017—Following an extensive national search, Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) is pleased to welcome Jennifer Wammack to the newly created staff position of director of outreach.
Solon, OH, November 29, 2017—Tarkett announces the promotion of Chris Stulpin to chief creative officer for Tarkett North America.
Washington, DC, November 29, 2017—Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.3% in the third quarter of 2017, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Washington, DC, November 29, 2017—The Pending Home Sales Index rose 3.5% to 109.3 in October from a downwardly revised 105.6 in September, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Spartansburg, SC, November 29, 2017—Milliken & Company has become a founding member of the Well Living Lab, a collaborative research initiative led by Delos and Mayo Clinic dedicated to studying the impacts of our indoor environments on health and wellness, reports Innovation in Textiles.
Washington, DC, November 29, 2017—From Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, more than 174 million Americans shopped in stores and online during the just-concluded holiday weekend, beating the 164 million estimated shoppers from an earlier survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.