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Washington, DC, May 19, 2020—Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,074,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 20.8% below the revised March rate of 1,356,000 and is 19.2% below the April 2019 rate of 1,330,000.
Calhoun, GA, May 19, 2020-The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also referred to as the “CARES Act,” contains several tax breaks designed to help businesses and workers get back on their feet as quickly as possible. Included within this legislation is a new tax benefit for renovating or improving business properties.
Memphis, TN, May 19, 2020—In just a three-day project window, a variety of Schönox subfloor product solutions were used to convert 140,000 square feet of a former newspaper office and production space to a permanent overflow hospital.
Lancaster, PA, May 19, 2020—Ecore is hosting a free performance surfaces CEU seminar titled “Defining Performance in Flooring: How Engineered Surfaces Are Changing and What Designers Should Demand From the Floor.”
Hamont, Belgium, May 19, 2020-I4F announced that CFL Flooring has signed a license agreement to use I4F’s portfolio of grout technologies.
Lancaster, PA, May 19, 2020-Armstrong Flooring won two Platinum Awards for Design Excellence (ADEX).
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.