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Washington, DC, July 3, 2024—New orders for manufactured goods in May, down following three consecutive monthly increases, decreased $3.0 billion or 0.5% to $583.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed a 0.4% April increase.
Washington, DC, July 3, 2024—Mortgage applications decreased 2.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending June 28, 2024.
Washington, DC, July 2, 2024-The number of job openings rose to 8.1 million on the last business day of May from a downwardly revised 7.91 million in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
New York, NY, July 2, 2024-"A Texas developer is spending $275 million on one of America’s oldest shopping centers, betting that he can tap in to booming demand for luxury goods by overhauling the more than century-old Kansas City, Mo., property,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Arlington, VA, July 2, 2024—Three closing keynote speakers have been announced for the 2024 Flooring Sustainability Summit taking place July 17 and 18 in Washington, D.C.
London, UK, July 2, 2024-Florim has opened a new flagship store in London in the Clerkenwell design district, moving from its prior location in the city to 56-60 St John St, Grant House Ground floor.
Washington, DC, July 1, 2024—Construction spending during May 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,139.8 billion, 0.1% below the revised April estimate of $2,142.1 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Columbus, OH, July 1, 2024-America’s Floor Source, an Ohio-based flooring retailer with 12 locations in four states, held a grand opening of a new headquarters in Columbus, Ohio on June 27.
Richmond, VA, July 1, 2024-"LL Flooring Holdings on Friday said it may run out of cash in the third quarter and has started the sale process of its Virginia distribution center to improve its liquidity,” reports MarketWatch.
Chicago, IL, July 1, 2024-Cushman & Wakefield, a global commercial real estate services firm for property owners and occupiers, issued the following information as part of its mid-2024 report.