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Washington, DC, February 23, 2017—The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) dipped slightly into negative territory in January with a score of 49.5, after a very strong showing in December, down from a score of 55.6 in the previous month.
Washington, DC, February 22, 2017—Total existing-home sales expanded 3.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.69 million in January from an upwardly revised 5.51 million in December 2016, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Santa Fe Springs, CA, February 22, 2017—Galleher Corp. has acquired the production assets of the Copper Plank Mill in Phoenix, Arizona.
St. Louis, MO, February 22, 2017—Analyst Stifel offers the following analysis of Lumber Liquidator’s (LL) fourth quarter 2016 earnings report, which was released yesterday.
Dallas, TX, February 22, 2017—Certified Floorcovering Installers Association (CFI) has formed a partnership with South African based FiTA to bring ongoing floorcovering installation training classes and certification to professionals throughout the country and beyond.
Atlanta, GA, February 21, 2017—The Home Depot has reported sales of $22.2 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, a 5.8% increase from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
Melbourne, Australia, February 21, 2017—Australian carpet maker Godfrey Hirst is up for sale, according to Australian Financial Review.
Toano, VA, February 21, 2017—Lumber Liquidators announced net sales in the fourth quarter of 2016 of $244.9 million, an increase of 4.3% from the fourth quarter of 2015’s $234.8.
Baltimore, MD, February 21, 2017—Fishman Flooring Solutions has been named Powerhold LVT Distributor of the Year for 2016 by the Floor Covering Distributor Alliance (FCDA) and its Powerhold brand.
Dalton, GA, February 21, 2017—In partnership with The Center for Health Design, J+J Flooring Group has announced that a second set of resources in The Center’s “Impact of Aging” Toolbox are now available and free for public use at the organization’s website: www.healthdesign.org.