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Washington, DC, January 28, 2021-Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.0% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the advance estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Washington, DC, January 28, 2021-Sales of new single-family houses in December 2020 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 842,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1.6% above the revised November rate of 829,000 and is 15.2% above the December 2019 estimate of 731,000.
Atlanta, GA, January 28, 2021-FEI Group is pleased to announce that Max Holland is joining the FEI Group team as president of the Home Solutions Division.
Miami, FL, January 28, 2021-Happy Floors is pleased to announce Tressa Samdal as the new director of Easy Luxury marketing and product management.
Saddle Brook, NJ, January 28, 2021—Nourison has started groundbreaking on its warehouse expansion in Calhoun, Georgia.
Dalton, CA, January 28, 2021—CARE's California Carpet Stewardship Program has awarded three additional Micro Grants for Collection and Reuse (Cycle 3M), totaling $39,597.
Washington, DC, January 28, 2021—In the week ending January 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 847,000, a decrease of 67,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, January 27, 2021-The pace of decline during December accelerated from November, posting an Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 42.6 from 46.3 (any score below 50 indicates a decline in firm billings), according to a report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Washington, DC, January 27, 2021-New orders for manufactured durable goods in December increased $0.4 billion or 0.2% to $245.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Marietta, GA, January 27, 2021-Market Maker Events (MME), producers of the Flooring Markets, announces the Gulf Coast Flooring Market (GCFM), will now take place May 13 and 14 at the MS Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi.