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Arlington, VA, November 23, 2015-- Construction job growth rebounded in October as 43 states and the District of Columbia recorded employment increases from a year earlier, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Washington, DC, November 20, 2015 -- The Multi-family Production Index, which measures builder and developer sentiment, increased one point to a level of 56 for the third quarter.
New York, NY, November 20, 2015 -- The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index rose 0.6 percent to 124.1 in October after falling in September. It was the best reading since June.
Sarasota, FL, November 20, 2015 -- AdvantageLumber.com has acquired Companhia Madeireira, one of the largest hardwood lumber factories in Northern Brazil.
London, England, Nov. 20, 2015 -- The Rug Company has named James Seuss as CEO, effective Dec. 14.
Washington, DC, November 20, 2015 -- Average mortgage rates ticked lower this week after two straight weeks of sharp increases, according to Freddie Mac.
Washington, DC, November 20, 2015 -- Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell by 5,000 to 271,000 last week, according to the Labor Department.
Philadelphia, PA, November 20, 2015 -- The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index returned to positive territory in November, rising to 1.9 after being negative for two straight months.
Dalton, GA, November 18, 2015—The Carpet and Rug Institute held its annual meeting yesterday, where it announced that it would dedicate half of its annual budget to fund the Voluntary Product Stewardship initiative for a second year.
Dalton, GA, November 19, 2015—Chester Chaffin, Shaw’s vice president of enterprise excellence, was awarded the Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award at the Carpet & Rug Institute’s annual meeting.