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Washington, DC, February 9, 2017—December 2016 sales of merchant wholesalers were $464.9 billion, up 2.6% from the revised November level and were up 6.8% from the December 2015 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Atlanta, GA, February 9, 2017—Axminster carpet manufacturer Brintons Carpets Limited is reporting an 81% increase in year-over-year earnings (EBITDA) from £8.0m to £14.5m (equivalent to $9.9 million to $17.9 million at today’s exchange rate) with a margin of 16.3%.
Atlanta, GA, February 8, 2017—Interface is entering the hard surface flooring category to complement its broad range of modular carpet tiles.
Dalton, GA, February 8, 2017—Shaw Floors is participating in a program on Houzz to help retailers connect with the more than 40 million people who use Houzz every month to renovate and design their homes from start to finish.
Dalton, GA, February 8, 2017—Dixie Group is pleased to announce that Thomas Martin (T.M.) Nuckols, Jr. joined The Dixie Group on February 6 as executive vice president of Dixie Residential and will be located at the corporate offices in Dalton, Georgia.
Irvine, CA, February 7, 2017—Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year over year by 7.2% in December 2016 compared with December 2015 and increased month over month by 0.8% in December 2016 compared with November 2016, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index.
Washington, DC, February 7, 2017—The goods and services deficit was $44.3 billion in December, down $1.5 billion from $45.7 billion in November, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, announced through the Department of Commerce.
Washington, DC, February 7, 2017—The number of job openings was little changed at 5.5 million on the last business day of December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
Las Vegas, NV, February 7, 2017—The Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC) conducted its first meeting of 2017 on January 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada during The International Surfacing Event.
Arlington, VA, February 6, 2017—Construction employment increased by 36,000 jobs in January to the highest level since November 2008 as employers increased pay in an effort to address a chronic worker shortage, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.