Today's Flooring News

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Xpress Global Systems Names Dan Martin as CEO

Chattanooga, TN, April 7, 2021—Xpress Global Systems (XGS) announces Dan Martin as the new chief executive officer. Martin will assume his role in late April.

Gerflor Forms Partnership with Centaur

St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC and Burnaby, BC, April, 7 2021—Centaur and Gerflor will be partnering up on the supply and installation of Taraflex sports flooring for Western Canada.

Shaw, Mohawk & EF Team Up on Vaccination Event

Dalton, GA, April 7, 2021--Shaw, Mohawk and Engineered Floors recently collaborated on a Covid vaccination event for workers at their Dalton-area plants. Almost 5,000 shots were administered over two weeks.

Mortgage Applications Declined 5.1% in First Week of April

Washington, DC, April 7, 2021—Mortgage applications decreased 5.1% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 2, 2021.

Companies Trimming Office Space, Embracing Hybrid Workplace Model

New York, NY, April 7, 2021—Big companies are making plans to stick with city-center office buildings but are cutting back on space and driving down rent prices for years to come, according to an analysis of U.S. office leasing trends prepared for The Wall Street Journal.

Goods & Services Deficit Widened by $3.3B in February

Washington, DC, April 7, 2021—The goods and services deficit was $71.1 billion in February, up $3.3 billion from $67.8 billion in January, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced.

Couristan Announces Price Increase

Fort Lee, NJ, April 6, 2021—While Couristan has always put forth effort to offset increasing costs, while providing the highest quality products and service, it is now dealing with increased raw material, labor, shipping and other related costs, making it necessary to implement a price adjustment to its entire area rug assortment.