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Washington, DC, April 28, 2016—Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 0.5% in the first quarter of 2016, according to the advance estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Lancaster, PA, April 28, 2016—Armstrong Flooring announced that it will initiate a 5% to 7% price increase for engineered flooring and a 3% to 5% price increase for solid flooring in the United States and Canada effective with shipments on June 13.
Crossville, TN, April 28, 2016—Tim Curran, co-president of Curran Group, the holding company that owns Crossville Inc., has been awarded the prestigious Joe A. Tarver Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Tile Contractors Association.
Arlington, VA, April 28, 2016—Construction employment increased in 244 out of 358 metro areas, was unchanged in 44 and declined in 70 between March 2015 and March 2016, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Washington, DC, April 27, 2016—Pending home sales rose 1.4% to 110.5 in March, reaching their highest level in almost a year, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Dalton, GA, April 27, 2016-- The California carpet stewardship assessment increased to $.20 per square yard as of April 1.
Lancaster, PA, April 27, 2016—United Flooring Group has just added its Charlotte, North Carolina showroom to Armstrong Flooring’s Elite Dealer program.
St. Louis, MO, April 27, 2016—Stifel has released its current outlook for the flooring industry.
Washington, DC, April 26, 2016—New orders for manufactured durable goods in March increased $1.8 billion or 0.8% to $230.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau has announced.
Wilmington, DE, April 25, 2016—DuPont announced Q1 2016 sales of $7.4 billion, or operating earnings of $1.26 per share, compared to Q1 2015 sales of $9.2 billion, or operating earnings of $1.34 per share in the prior year.