Dixie Group Names Recipient of George R. West, Jr. Scholarship
Dalton, GA, April 30, 2020—The Dixie Group congratulates the 2020 scholarship recipients of the George R. West, Jr. Scholarship Award through The Dixie Group Foundation.
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GDP Slid 4.8% in Q1 2020
Washington, DC, April 29, 2020-Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 4.8% in Q1 2020, according to the advance estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Pending Home Sales Down 20.8% in March
Washington, DC, April 29, 2020-The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) decreased 20.8% to 88.2 in March, according to the National Association of Realtors.
NWFA Virtual Expo Launching Today
St. Louis, MO, April 29, 2020—The National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) Virtual Expo launches today, running through May 1.
HD Expo Announces Chip Conley as Keynote Speaker for Virtual Event
New York, NY, April 29, 2020—The HD Expo & Conference, which will be held virtually May 5 to 7 at hdexpo.com has announced hotelier Chip Conley, founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, as its keynote speaker.
I4F Offers its Clients Protections from Pending ITC Proceedings
Hamont, Belgium, April 29, 2020—I4F announced that following its 2019 settlement agreement with Flooring Industries (Unilin), I4F has the right to ensure that its licensees will not be subject to currently pending ITC proceedings in the United States, nor the consequences of ITC decisions, which now seem to aim towards a General Exclusion Order (GEO) for certain Unilin patents in relation to new materials products.
Ardex Adds Additional AIA/CEU Webinar Dates
Aliquippa, PA, April 29, 2020—Ardex Americas has extended its AIA/CEU webinar series through May and June. This free webinar series, though designed for architects, are also available to the general public.
Home Prices Rose by 4.2% YOY in February
New York, NY, April 28, 2020—Home prices made a 4.2% annual gain in February, up from 3.9% in the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.
Flynn to Replace Capelli as INSTALL Labor Chairman
Washington, DC, April 28, 2020-INSTALL and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) have announced key leadership changes within their executive leadership teams.
Crossville Launches Virtually Crossville Online Show Experience
Crossville, Tennessee, April 28, 2020-Crossville, Inc. has launched Virtually Crossville, an online experience offering on-demand content created and curated to help fill the void left by this year’s canceled industry trade shows.