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Arlington, VA, January 11, 2017—Seventy-three percent of construction firms plan to expand their payrolls in 2017 as contractors expect private and public sector demand to grow in all market segments, according to survey results released by the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage Construction and Real Estate.
Irvine, CA, January 10, 2017—Foreclosure inventory declined by 30% and completed foreclosures declined by 25.9% compared with November 2015, according to CoreLogic’s November 2016 National Foreclosure Report.
Orlando, FL, January 10, 2017—The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) starts today at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Washington, DC, January 10, 2017—November 2016 sales of merchant wholesalers were $452.6 billion, up 0.4% from the revised October level and were up 3.4% from the November 2015 level, the U.S. Census Bureau has announced.
Dalton, GA, January 10, 2017—The Alliance for Innovation and Sustainability will host Clemson University’s Center for Workforce Development for a lunch-and-learn on January 26 at Dalton State College in Dalton, Georgia.
Washington, DC, January 10, 2017—The number of job openings was little changed at 5.5 million on the last business day of November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
Fort Lauderdale, FL, January 10, 2017—Inspect Solutions is introducing a tuition incentive program for new floorcovering industry inspectors.
Neenah, WI, January 10, 2017—The National Academy of Floor Covering Training has announced the confirmed class dates for spring/summer 2017.
Billerica, MA, January 10, 2016—Joseph R. (Joe) McHugh, 96, long-time president of W.J. Grosvenor & Co., passed away in Boston, Massachusetts on November 26, 2016.
Dalton, GA, January 9, 2017—Dallas Chapman is returning to Beaulieu as the executive vice president of sales for the residential, commercial and hospitality flooring divisions.