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Washington, DC, February 1, 2017—Construction spending during December 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,181.5 billion, 0.2% below the revised November estimate of $1,184.4 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce.
Tempe, AZ, February 1, 2017—The January Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered 56%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from the seasonally adjusted December reading of 54.5%, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Washington, DC, February 1, 2017—Green Squared has been added to the current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing, updated at the close of 2016, the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) announced.
Los Angeles, CA, February 1, 2017—Emser Tile named Floor Covering Associates as Platinum Dealer of the Year for 2016.
Chicago, IL, February 1, 2017—Two floorcovering retailers have opened Sears Hometown Store units within the last month.
Washington, DC, February 1, 2017—The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. increased 0.5% in December to 124.6, following a 0.1% increase in November, and a 0.2% increase in October.
Norfolk, VA, February 1, 2017—Katharine “Kathie” Morgan has begun serving as president of ASTM International, one of the world’s largest standards development organizations.
Excelsior, MN, January 31, 2017—Training magazine revealed its 2017 Training Top 125 list on January 30 during the Training 2017 Conference & Expo at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
Chicago, IL, January 31, 2017—The 49th edition of NeoCon will take place June 12 to 14 at The Mart in Chicago, Illinois.
New York, NY, January 31, 2017—The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 5.6% annual gain in November, up from 5.5% last month.