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Irvine, CA, June 11, 2015—RealtyTrac has released its Q2 2015 Zombie Foreclosure Report, which found that 127,021 homes actively in the foreclosure process had been vacated by the homeowners prior to a completed foreclosure.
Washington, DC, June 11, 2015-- The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for April was estimated at $1,318.8 billion, up 0.6% from March 2015, but was down 2.3% from April 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, June 11, 2015--Retail trade sales were up 1.4% in May from April and 2.0% over last year.
Atlanta, GA, June 10, 2015—Interface is expanding its Net-Works program, through which discarded fishing gear is turned into recycled nylon fiber.
New York, NY, June 10. 2015—Analyst Stifel has offered an update on Interface, reporting that the fundamentals of the company remain healthy.
St. Louis, MO, June 10, 2015—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has launched a partnership with actor Gary Sinise Foundation’s R.I.S.E (Restoring Independence, Supporting Empowerment) program.
Washington, DC, June 10, 2015—The U.S. had 5.376 million job openings in April, up from 5.1 million in March, according to the Labor Department.
Calhoun, GA, June 10, 2015—Mohawk Industries is closing its Chatsworth, Georgia BCF yarn plant in August and moving the facility’s 156 workers to other facilities in northwest Georgia.
Lancaster, PA, June 10, 2015—Armstrong announced that Ultimate Flooring Design Center in Odenton, Maryland was named a first-time Armstrong Elite Retailer.
Dalton, GA, June 9, 2015—Universal Textile Technology’s (UTT) SYNLawn and AstroTurf products were featured in a June 9 press release by a United Soybean Board.