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Washington, DC, February 19, 2020-Privately-owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,567,000, 3.6% below the revised December estimate of 1,626,000 but 21.4% above the January 2019 rate of 1,291,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Chicago, IL, February 19, 2020—Registration is now available for NeoCon 2020, running June 8 to 10 at The Mart in Chicago.
Washington, DC, February 19, 2020-The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) announces the date of its second 2020 laminate inspector certification class to be held on March 12 in Raleigh, North Carolina in conjunction with NALFA’s Spring Meeting.
Washington, DC, February 19, 2020—The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.5% in January, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Hackettstown, NJ, February 19, 2020-The National Kitchen & Bath Association and John Burns Real Estate Consulting released their Q4 2019 Kitchen & Bath Market Index, which reveals an energetic expansion despite showing signs of a slower pace of growth throughout the year.
Washington, DC, February 19, 2020-The estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for Q4 2019 was $158.0 billion, an increase of 2.6% from Q3 2019, the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced.
Atlanta, GA, February 18, 2020-Interface has commented on the lawsuit filed by former CEO Jay Gould.
Washington, DC, February 18, 2020—San Francisco, which has been the nation’s least affordable major housing market for the past two years, was supplanted by Los Angeles in Q4 2019, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).
Charleston, SC, February 18, 2020—William M. Bird announced the company entered into a partnership with Flexco to distribute its entire offering of commercial flooring and accessory solutions throughout Maryland, DC, Virginia and the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Mountville, PA, February 18, 2020-AHF Products released a Why Wood? video at the Abbey/Floors To Go Convention, which enumerates the many benefits of real wood flooring.