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Washington, DC, August 30, 2023—Mortgage applications increased 2.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 25, 2023.
Roseland, NJ, August 30, 2023—Private sector employment increased by 177,000 jobs in August, and annual pay was up 5.9% year-over-year, according to the August ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
Flowood, MS, August 30, 2023-The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) Reference Manual-an annual compendium of standards-based industry wisdom, tips, and techniques in a cause/cure/prevention format-is now available.
New York, NY, August 30, 2023-Upton Flooring has acquired Rhodes & Company (dba The Floor Trader-Gulf Coast), announced Generational Equity, which represented Rhodes & Company.
Nashville, TN, August 30, 2023-Stonepeak Ceramics, a ceramic manufacturer with a U.S.- based factory in Crossville, Tennessee, announces its new Nashville showroom, located at 770 Melrose Avenue in Nashville, in partnership with Alabama-based Robert F. Henry Tile Company.
Atlanta, GA, August 30, 2023-VitrA Tiles, a producer of high-end ceramics, has appointed Dennis Szczybor as country director for its U.S. operations.
Washington, DC, August 29, 2023—The number of job openings edged down to 8.8 million on the last business day of July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
New York, NY, August 29, 2023-Home prices made a 0.0% annual change in June, up from a loss of -0.4% in the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.
New York, NY, August 29, 2023-"As any office manager today will tell you, workplaces in the post-pandemic environment have become more than just physical spaces,” says FM Link from McMorrow Reports.
Dalton, GA, August 29, 2023-Jeff Dill has been named director of national accounts for Engineered Floors.