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Washington, DC, January 24, 2017—Total existing-home sales finished 2016 at 5.45 million sales and surpassed 2015 (5.25 million) as the highest since 2006 (6.48 million), according to the National Association of Realtors. This marks the best year in a decade.
St. Louis, MO, January 25, 2016—Analyst Stifel believes that Mohawk has nearly completed its acquisition of Italian tile manufacturer Emil Ceramica, a move that was first reported in an Italian newspaper in September 2016.
Fort Worth, TX, January 25, 2017—D.R. Horton reported that net income for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016 increased 31% to $206.9 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, from $157.7 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, in the same quarter of fiscal 2016.
Lancaster, PA, January 25, 2016—Kemp’s Flooring was named an Elite Dealer by Armstrong Flooring.
Arlington, VA, January 25, 2017—Thirty-two states added construction jobs in 2016 as a dearth of experienced workers kept contractors in many states from hiring as many employees as they would have preferred, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released and the association's own survey.
Chattanooga, TN, January 24, 2017—Floor Focus is pleased to announce the winners of its 2017 Young Professional Award, which, this year, focused on the retailer/contractor segment.
Stafford, Texas, January 24, 2017—Brian Caress was named CEO of Redi Carpet, effective January 1.
Laguna Niguel, CA, January 24, 2017-- Fuse Alliance has announced that its board of directors has appointed three new members for 2017.
Glassboro, NJ, January 24, 2017—Install, the International Standards and Training Alliance, collaborated with nine industry leading substrate and underlayment manufacturers on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Export, PA, January 24, 2017—Karndean Designflooring has been awarded two Good Design Awards from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, for its Da Vinci and Kaleidoscope flooring collections.