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Dalton, GA, January 22, 2026-The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has appointed Michelle Nix, a 38-year training veteran of Shaw Industries, as director of education, placing one of the industry’s most experienced trainers in charge of WFCA’s education strategy.
Madison, WI, January 22, 2026-Jeremy Kennedy has been named director of commercial sales for QEP/Roberts.
Sterling, VA, January 22, 2026-"On January 16, the U.S. Department of Commerce released its preliminary affirmative countervailing duty findings on hardwood and decorative plywood after identifying significant subsidies provided by the governments of China, Indonesia, and Vietnam,” reports the Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Naples, FL, January 22, 2026-Tom Hadinger, 87, of Hadinger’s Flooring died January 20.
Washington, DC, January 22, 2026—In the week ending January 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 200,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, January 21, 2026-The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) closed out 2025 in negative territory with a December score of 48.5, up from 45.3 in November.
Washington, DC, January 21, 2026-Construction spending during October 2025 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,175.2 billion, 0.5% above the September estimate of $2,164.3 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, January 21, 2026—Pending home sales in December decreased by 9.3% from the prior month and 3.0% year over year, according to the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Report.
New York, NY, January 21, 2026—"President Trump accelerated his effort to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes, issuing an executive order Tuesday that laid out new steps to stop Wall Street home purchases,” according to the Wall Street Journal.
Dalton, GA, January 21, 2026-CARE has announced the following results for Q3,