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Washington, DC, December 2, 2015—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.2% annual rate during the third quarter of 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output increased 1.8% and hours worked decreased 0.3%.
Darien, CT, December 1, 2015—The Starnet Board of Directors approved two new flooring contractors to the partnership: Milburn Flooring Mills in Copiague, New York and JDS Flooring Associates LLC in Londonderry, New Hampshire.
Washington, DC, December 2, 2015—November auto sales rose to a 14-year high of 1.3 million, according to data from Autodata Corp.
Elmsford, NY, December 1, 2015—RD Weis Companies will acquire CTS Flooring of Limerick, Pennsylvania, effective January 1, 2016.
Washington, DC, December 1, 2015— Total construction activity for October 2015 was $1,107.4 billion, 1.0% above the revised September 2015 figure of $1,096.6 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Tempe, AZ, December 1, 2015—The November PMI registered 48.6%, a decrease of 1.5 percentage points from the October reading of 50.1%.
Chicago, IL, December 1, 2015—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors announced its NAFCD Lifetime Achievement Award and NAFCD Growth Award recipients at the 2015 NAFCD Annual Convention.
Seattle, WA, December 1, 2015—Three quarters of homeowners completed a do-it-yourself project in the past three years; however, nearly 40% of them wish they hadn't, according to a new survey from home design site Zillow Digs.
West Bloomfield, MI, December 1, 2015—FCICA, in cooperation with ARDEX Americas and Nora Systems, Inc., has announced a special offering of the Bruce Newbrough Memorial Scholarship for the Certified Installation Manager program.
Ann Arbor, MI, November 30, 2015—Consumer sentiment rose 1.4% to 91.3 in November, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.