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Arlington, VA, September 29, 2017—Coverings (coverings.com), the largest tile and stone show in North America, has opened online registration for its 2018 show, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia from May 8 to 11.
Seattle, WA, September 29, 2017—Millennials poured some $514 billion into the U.S. housing market over the last year as the largest generation of home buyers, according to the 2017 Zillow Group Report.
Mayfield Heights, OH, September 29, 2017 – Keene Building Products’ has announced the expansion of its Euclid, Ohio manufacturing facility.
St. Louis, MO, September 29, 2017—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has recently published the second edition of Moisture and Wood (previously Water and Wood), Technical Publication No. A100.
Washington, DC, September 28, 2017—The National Retail Federation’s first issue of its new Consumer View finds that despite the growth of ecommerce, only about a fifth of U.S. consumers are primarily online shoppers; more than three-quarters are shopping at bricks-and-mortar stores just as much as or more than they did a year ago.
Washington, DC, September 28, 2017—Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.1% in the second quarter of 2017, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Washington, DC, September 28, 2017—The international trade deficit was $62.9 billion in August, down $0.9 billion from $63.9 billion in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Arlington, VA, September 28, 2017—Construction employment increased in 274 out of 358 metro areas between August 2016 and August 2017, declined in 52 and stagnated in 32, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Viken, Sweden, September 28, 2017—The Curaçao-based company Innovations4Flooring recently filed a petition for Inter Partes Review (IPR) of the Välinge patent U.S. Patent No 7,398,625.
Miami, FL, September 28, 2017—Over 90 Tile of Spain companies showcase their latest ceramic tile innovations and collections at Cersaie 2017 this week in Bologna, Italy.