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Dalton, GA, April 17, 2023-Shaw Industries Group has announced plans to shift most of its residential carpet manufacturing operations that currently take place at Plant 80 in Dalton, Georgia to other facilities in northwest Georgia.
New York, NY, April 17, 2023—"Rental prices are easing after years of soaring during the pandemic,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Clemson, SC, April 17, 2023-Tile Council of North America (TCNA) announces Bill Griese as the TCNA deputy executive director, effective immediately.
Livonia, MI, April 17, 2023—Virginia Tile Company has announced the appointment of David G. Burke as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
Wood Dale, IL, April 17, 2023—Scott Carlson, co-founder of Legacy Tile, died April 12 at the age of 45.
Montgomery, AL, April 17, 2023—Court records show that an Alabama jury convicted former state Rep. Will Dismukes of first-degree theft for taking property valued at over $2,500 from his former employer, Weiss Flooring, reports WVTM 13.
Washington, DC, April 14, 2023—The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the first quarter, posting a reading of 70, edging up one point compared to the previous quarter.
Washington, DC, April 14, 2023—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2023 were $691.7 billion, down 1.0% from the previous month, but up 2.9% above March 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Ann Arbor, MI, April 14, 2023-Consumer sentiment rose 2.4% in early April, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Washington, DC, April 14, 2023—The value of construction starts will flatten in 2023, said chief economist Richard Branch, in his keynote speech at the Dodge annual Outlook 2023 event.