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Washington, DC, May 18, 2020—In a signal that the housing market is showing signs of stabilizing and gradually moving forward in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes increased seven points to 37 in May, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Ann Arbor, MI, May 18, 2020—Consumer sentiment rose 2.6% to 73.7 in early May from April’s 71.8 rate, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Columbus, OH, April 18, 2020-On May 8, Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership held a virtual shareholder meeting for its voting stockholders of record.
Atlanta, GA, May 18, 2020—The members of the Georgia Association of Manufacturers (GAM) and The Manufacturers Education Foundation (MEF) each elected new officers and board members at the 120th Annual Meeting of GAM and the 77th Annual Meeting of MEF, held via virtual videoconference for the first time in the Association’s 120-year history on May 1.
Columbus, OH, May 15, 2020-Starnet held its annual shareholder meeting this week.
Washington, DC, May 15, 2020—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April 2020 were $403.9 billion, a decrease of 16.4% from the previous month, and 21.6% below April 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Milwaukee, WI, May 15, 2020—Teknoflor has established a strategic partnership with Material Bank, the world’s largest material marketplace for the architecture and design industry.
Washington, DC, May 15, 2020—Total industrial production fell 11.2% in April for its largest monthly drop in the 101-year history of the index, as the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic led many factories to slow or suspend operations throughout the month, according to the Federal Reserve.
Johnson City, TN, May 15, 2020—Mullican Flooring is paying tribute to members of the United States military this summer with the company’s “The All-American Patriot” essay contest.
Washington, DC, May 15, 2020—The number of total separations increased by 8.9 million to a series high of 14.5 million in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.