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Irvine, California, June 6, 2017—Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year over year by 6.9% in April 2017 compared with April 2016 and increased month over month by 1.6% in April 2017 compared with March 2017, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI).
Essen, DE, June 6, 2017—The event to honor the designers and manufacturers that have won the Red Dot this year will take place on July 3.
Irving, TX, June 6, 2017—TISE is offering a complementary webinar Strategies to Win in a Changing Economy by Tom Shay, writer and business owner.
Orlando, FL, June 6, 2017—The Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC) elevated Robert Blochinger, president of the National Institute of Certified Floorcovering Inspectors, as its new chair starting immediately.
Washington, DC, June 5, 2017— Nonfarm business sector labor productivity was unchanged during the first quarter of 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as both output and hours worked increased 1.7%.
Washington, DC, June 5, 2017—New orders for manufactured goods in April, down following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.8 billion or 0.2% to $469.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Chicago, IL, June 5, 2017—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Caliper, a New Jersey-based talent management firm that guides businesses in developing their workforce and aligning talent with strategy.
Washington, DC, June 5, 2017—More than two-thirds of Americans believe that owning a home is an essential part of the American Dream, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
Tempe, AZ, June 5, 2017—The Non-Manufacturing Index registered 56.9%, which is 0.6 percentage point lower than the April reading of 57.5%, according to the Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Dalton, GA, June 2, 2017—Shaw Floors has announced the launch of its newest collection in LVT, Floorté PRO—which the company claims is the industry’s first direct glue rigid core LVT product with attached acoustical pad for greater comfort and a healthy dose of noise reduction.