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Turnhout, Belgium, July 8, 2024—I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, has successfully obtained payment following legal proceedings against Chuzhou Jingtian New Decoration Material Co., Ltd. (Jingtian) in China.
New York, NY, July 8, 2024—Baby Boomers are driving the economy, reports the Wall Street Journal.
New York, NY, July 5, 2024-"LL Flooring Holdings Inc. is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be named discussing private deliberations,” reports Yahoo Finance.
Irmo, SC, July 5, 2024-Shaw will lay off 203 people in the next 60 days at it Irmo, South Carolina production facility as the company transitions production to another site in South Carolina, reports News19.
Washington, DC, July 5, 2024-Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 206,000 in June, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Rockwall, TX, July 5, 2024—Advanced Flooring Technology (AFT) has announced the addition of its first woven natural fiber certification class to be held at its Wichita, Kansas facility, August 13 to 15.
Bielefeld, DE, July 5, 2024—Hymmen will attend the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta, Georgia, August 6 to 9.
Washington, DC, July 3, 2024—The goods and services deficit was $75.1 billion in May, up $0.6 billion from $74.5 billion in April, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced.
Washington, DC, July 3, 2024—In the week ending June 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 238,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, July 3, 2024—The construction industry had 339,000 job openings on the last day of May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.