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Washington, DC, March 9, 2020-A number of the homebuying characteristics of younger millennials are replicating the buying desires of those in the silent generation, according to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) 2020 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends report, which researched each generation to examine the differences of recent homebuyers and home sellers.
Dalton, GA, March 6, 2020-The Dixie Group, which is celebrating 100 years of business in 2020, reported a YOY net sales loss of 8.2% for Q4 2019; the company had a net income of $26,681 in Q4 2019, compared to a net loss of $12,765 in Q4 2018.
Washington, DC, March 9, 2020-The Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce to issue a scope ruling confirming that certain hardwood plywood products from China that are assembled in Vietnam before being imported into the U.S. are within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain hardwood plywood products from China, reports the Decorative Hardwood Association.
Washington, DC, March 6, 2020-Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 273,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 3.5%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Palm Springs, CA, March 6, 2020-At its 2020 conference in Palm Springs, California, Fuse Alliance announced the winners of its annual Supplier Awards.
Chicago, IL, March 6, 2020—NeoCon is pleased to announce its rich offering of CEU accredited seminars set for the 2020 show, June 8 to 10.
Dalton, GA ,March 6, 2020—American Floorcovering Alliance (AFA) has announced that the 2020 Floortek Expo, held in Dalton, Georgia, will run September 29 to 30.
Washington, DC, March 6, 2020—China announced it would remove tariffs for some types of hardwood logs and lumber for one year, beginning February 28, reports the Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Washington, DC, March 6, 2020—January 2020 sales of merchant wholesalers were $504.6 billion, up 1.6% from the revised December level and were up 2.2% from the revised January 2019 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Corona, CA, March 5, 2020-For the past year, Concord Flooring, located in Corona California, has been building its new engineered hardwood flooring factory from the ground up.