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New York, NY, March 29, 2021—National luxury carpet and rug company, Stark announced its largest acquisition to-date; that of New Jersey-based floorcovering company, J&S Designer Flooring, one of the largest single store carpet retailers in America.
Columbus, OH, March 29, 2021—Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership has welcomed Küberit USA as a preferred vendor partner, making Küberit’s profiles available to Starnet’s network of more than 180 independent, full-service commercial flooring contractors.
Washington, DC, March 29, 2021—Construction employment in February remained below pre-pandemic levels in all but six states, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data, while soaring materials costs and supply-chain problems threaten future employment.
Chattanooga, TN, March 29, 2021—I4F, Unilin and Välinge have secured additional worldwide protection for its licensees on numerous patents from Windmöller, Shaw Industries and Classen.
Washington, DC, March 29, 2021—The U.S. isn’t ready to lift tariffs on Chinese imports in the near future, , according to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, but might be open to trade negotiations with Beijing, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Baar, Switzerland, March 26, 2021—Sika AG has acquired the flooring-adhesives business of U.S.-based DriTac, reports MarketWatch.
Ann Arbor, MI, March 26, 2021—Consumer sentiment increase 10.5% to 84.9 in March, according to the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Washington, DC, March 26, 2021—Personal income decreased $1,516.6 billion (7.1%) in February, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Wielsbeke, Belgium, March 26, 2021—In a 13-page decision, issued on March 24 by the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration, Unilin’s CN 101023230 patent was declared to remain valid.
Seattle, WA, Sept. 9--The price of a roof is going through the roof. Ditto the price of siding and framing materials, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.