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Washington, DC, March 17, 2020—Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes fell two points to 72 in March, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Washington, DC, March 17, 2020—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February 2020 were $528.1 billion, a decrease of 0.5% from the previous month, but 4.3% above February 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, March 17, 2020—Industrial production rose 0.6% in February after falling 0.5% in January, according to the Federal Reserve.
Washington, DC, March 17, 2020—The number of job openings rose to 7.0 million (+411,000) on the last business day of January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Santa Fe Springs, CA and Florence, AL, March 17, 2020-Schönox HPS North America and Galleher have announced a strategic partnership to provide subfloor products throughout a West Coast footprint, encompassing 15% of the flooring market.
Chattanooga, TN, March 17, 2020—At its recent annual meeting, CarpetsPlus Colortile announced the following awardwinners,
Washington, DC, March 17, 2020—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for January was estimated at $1,471.2 billion, up 0.6% from December 2019 and was up 2.1% from January 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Neenah, WI, March 17, 2020—Robert Blochinger has been meeting with Job Corps Center in Miami and Job Corps Association in Washington, D.C. to present the National Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship Program (NFCAP) and promote an alliance with local floorcovering contractors in Miami and the state of Florida.
Boston, MA, March 17, 2020—Boston mayor Martin J. Walsh has ordered a shut-down of the city’s construction industry in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.
Cincinnati, OH, March 16, 2020-The National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) has decided to cancel its spring 2020 meeting, scheduled for March 23, and is currently working to reschedule.