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Washington, DC, June 10, 2020-The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to hasten a housing trend already taking place across the nation-residential construction activity that is expanding at a more rapid rate in lower density markets such as smaller cities and rural areas.
Washington, DC, June 10, 2020—The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.1% in May on a seasonally adjusted basis after falling 0.8% in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Washington, DC, June 10, 2020—Mortgage applications increased 9.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 5, 2020.
Washington, DC, June 9, 2020-The Small Business Optimism Index increased 3.5 points in May to 94.4, a strong improvement from April’s 90.9 reading.
Atlanta, Georgia/High Point, North Carolina/Las Vegas, Nevada, June 9, 2020-With guidance from health and elected officials as well a top epidemiologist, International Market Centers (IMC) is re-opening its campuses in Atlanta, Georgia, High Point, North Carolina, and Las Vegas with new safety mitigants and operational protocols.
Washington, DC, June 9, 2020--The number of total separations decreased by 4.8 million to 9.9 million in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Washington, DC, June 9, 2020—April 2020 sales of merchant wholesalers were $395.4 billion, down 16.9% from the revised March level and were down 20.7% from the revised April 2019 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Nashville, TN, June 9, 2020—All of Tennessee’s 15 state forests are now certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Forest Management Standard.
Livonia, MI, June 9, 2020—Virginia Tile Company announced plans to open a new showroom and customer center in early 2021.
Dalton, GA, June 8, 2020—Carpet America Recovery Effort has released its 2019 Annual Report.