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Tempe, AZ, March 1, 2017—The February Purchasing Managers' Index registered 57.7%, an increase of 1.7 percentage points from the January reading of 56%, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Washington, DC, March 1, 2017—Personal income increased $63.0 billion (0.4%) in January, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Atlanta, GA, March 1, 2017—Alliance Flooring named the winners of its retail of the year awards at its annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Washington, DC, February 28, 2017—Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Cambridge, MA, February 28, 2017—Homeowner spending on remodeling is expected to see healthy growth through 2025, according to Demographic Change and the Remodeling Outlook, the latest biennial report in the Improving America’s Housing series released today by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
New York, NY, February 28, 2017--The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 5.8% annual gain in December, up from 5.6% last month and setting a 30-month high.
St. Louis, MO, February 28, 2017—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) will feature a comprehensive selection of educational sessions during the 2017 Wood Flooring Expo, April 11 to April 14, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Atlanta, GA, February 28, 2017—Flooring and tools were the two departments that achieved double growth at Home Depot during Q4 2016, reports HBSdealer.com.
Omaha, NE, February 27, 2017—Berkshire Hathaway, owner of Shaw Industries, reported Q4 2016 net earnings of $6.286 billion, or $3,823 per Class A share equivalent, compared to $5.478 billion, or $3,333 a share, in Q4 2015.
Washington, DC, February 27, 2017—New orders for manufactured durable goods in January increased $4.0 billion or 1.8% to $230.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau has announced.