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Washington, DC, December 5, 2024—In the week ending November 30, 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.
Washington, DC, December 4, 2024—The construction industry had 249,000 job openings on the last day of October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
St. Petersburg, FL, December 4, 2024-Centricity, a provider of protection coverage for home purchases, has partnered with FEI Group, a member-driven organization in the flooring and home finishes industry, to roll out Nationwide Marketing Group’s EPIC Protect program.
Dalton, GA, December 4, 2024-The Shaw Sports Turf brand will be The Official Synthetic Turf Provider of the College Football Playoff (CFP) for the second year in a row.
Washington, DC, December 4, 2024—Mortgage applications increased 2.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 29, 2024.
Washington, DC, December 4, 2024—New orders for manufactured goods in October, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $1.1 billion or 0.2% to $586.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed a 0.2% September decrease.
Baltimore, MD, December 3, 2024-Carpet N' Things, Inc. d/b/a FloorMax has announced its strategic acquisition of Carpet Fair, which includes Next Day Floors and Carpet Fair Commercial.
St. Paul, MN, December 3, 2024-H.B. Fuller Company will sell its flooring business to Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles, California.
Washington, DC, December 3, 2024—More residential construction is occurring in low density suburbs and outlying areas because of several factors that affect housing affordability, including the continued lack of buildable lots, higher home building costs and an ongoing shortage of construction workers.
Solon, OH, December 3, 2024—Tarkett Home has announced the addition of Cristen DelBove as the director of hard surface design.