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Washington, DC, February 1, 2024-In the week ending January 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 224,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Bel Air, MD, February 1, 2024-Spartan Surfaces, a commercial flooring provider, welcomes Tom Hume as director of healthcare for the Eastern region.
Chicago, January 22, 2024— Iris Ceramica Group—owner of brands Fiandre, Ariostea, FMG, Sapienstone, Iris Ceramica, and Porcelain Gres—will form a unified, nationwide entity for its U.S. divisions: ICG Italia.
Arlington, VA, January 31, 2024—Flooring industry leaders have announced the first-of-its-kind inaugural Flooring Sustainability Summit on July 17 and 18 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC, January 31, 2024—Mortgage applications decreased 7.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 26, 2024.
Las Vegas, NV, January 31, 2024-Known as the West Coast’s largest buying event for home-related goods and gifts, the Las Vegas Market features a number of well-known rug brands, including Loloi, Nourison and Unique Loom.
Washington, DC, January 31, 2024—The construction industry will need to attract an estimated 501,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2024 to meet the demand for labor, according to a proprietary model developed by Associated Builders and Contractors.
Roseland, NJ, January 31, 2024—Private sector employment increased by 107,000 jobs in January, and annual pay was up 5.2% year-over-year, according to the January ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
Waregem, Belgium, January 31, 2024—On January 30, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ruled that a specific non-foamed SPC product from a single Vilox licensee is not covered by the three patents asserted in the 2019 Unilin ITC action.
Washington, DC, January 30, 2024-Home prices made a 5.1% annual gain in November, up from a 4.7% rise in the previous month, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported.