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Washington, DC, August 28, 2015—Personal income increased $67.1 billion, or 0.4%, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $61.5 billion, or 0.5%, in July, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Viken, SE, August 28, 2015—Välinge has signed a non-exclusive license agreement with Chinese company Jiangsu Mingle Flooring Co., Ltd for the use of the 2G/5G locking system for its engineered wood flooring.
St. Louis, Mo, August 28, 2015—The National Wood Flooring Association has announced that Lewis Bros. Lumber Co. in Aliceville, Alabama has earned the NWFA/NOFMA Mill Certification.
Los Angeles, CA, August 28, 2015—The fall launch of Home Depot's new LifeProof Carpet campaign, which carries the theme "LifeProof Protects Carpets from Life's Little Mishaps", will feature U.S. Coast Guard Mark Stevenson.
Columbia, SC, August 27, 2015—Shaw has announced it is investing at least $45 million in its Lexington County, South Carolina carpet fiber plant for additional capacity for both nylon and polyester production.
Washington, DC, August 27, 2015—Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3.7% in the second quarter of 2015, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Washington, DC August 27, 2015—Pending home sales were mostly unchanged in July, but rose modestly for the sixth time in seven months, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Irvine, CA, August 27, 2015—RealtyTrac has released its July 2015 U.S. Home Sales Report, which shows sales of properties in-foreclosure and cash sales were down from a year ago to multi-year lows.
LaGrange, GA, August 27, 2015—BREEAM, an environmental assessment program for buildings, has cited FloorScore certified flooring products as eligible for credits under its indoor air quality requirements.
Houston, TX, August 27, 2015—Shane Calloway has joined Swiff-Train Company as its new vice president of sales.