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Washington, DC, April 29, 2021—The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) rose 1.9% to 111.3 in March. Year-over-year, contract signings jumped 23.3%, with the difference due in large part to the pandemic-induced lockdown in March 2020.
Washington, DC, April 29, 2021—In the week ending April 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 553,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Saint Paul, MN, April 29, 2021 –Saint Paul, Minnesota-based Hamernick’s Interior Solutions is celebrating 75 years of service to the Twin Cities in 2021.
Atlanta, GA, April 29, 2021—The members of the Georgia Association of Manufacturers (GAM) and The Manufacturers Education Foundation (MEF) each elected officers and board members at the 121st Annual Meeting of GAM and the 78th Annual Meeting of MEF, held via virtual videoconference on April 29.
Berkeley, CA, April 29, 2021-In the highest vote on plastic pellet pollution to-date, a majority of investors at DuPont voted in support of an As You Sow shareholder resolution asking the company to produce an annual report on the amount of pre-production plastic the company releases into the environment annually.
Deerfield Beach, FL, April 28, 2021-Mapei Corporation has expanded company operations with two new locations in Georgia and Florida.
St. Louis, MO, April 28, 2021-Crown Productshas completed the acquisition of Tri-State Wholesale Flooring, a distributor of flooring products based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Dalton, GA, April 28, 2021-Shaw Industries has released its 12th annual sustainability report, highlighting its people-centric efforts and achievements amid a tumultuous year where communities everywhere faced the fear and uncertainty that came with COVID-19.
Marietta, GA, April 28, 2021—Christy Schofield is joining FEI Group as vice president of multifamily solutions.
Chicago, IL, April 28, 2021—Roger Tintner, former president of the Chicago Floorcovering Association (CFA), died in March 2021 of complications due to Covid-19, according to San Diego Contractor News.