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Washington, DC, January 17, 2020-Industrial production declined 0.3% in December, as a decrease of 5.6% for utilities outweighed increases of 0.2% for manufacturing and 1.3% for mining, reports the Federal Reserve.
New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2020-Coverings has unveiled the lineup of learning opportunities for Coverings 2020, which takes place April 20 to 23 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
New York, NY, January 17, 2019—Chinese officials reported that the country closed 2019 with an official economic growth of 6.1%, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, January 17, 2020-The number of job openings fell to 6.8 million (-561,000) on the last business day of November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Chattanooga, TN, January 17, 2020—Xpress Global Systems (XGS) announces a strategic expansion into the Indiana market by opening a new service center in Indianapolis.
New York, NY, January 17, 2020—The WELL Conference announces that registration is now open for this inaugural event taking place March 29 to April 1 at the Fairmont Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Washington, DC, January 16, 2020-The U.S. and China signed a trade deal on January 15 easing the tension between the two counties, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, January 16, 2020—Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes edged one point lower to 75 in January, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Washington, DC, January 16, 2020-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December 2019 were $529.6 billion, an increase of 0.3% from the previous month, and 5.8% above December 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Cambridge, MA, January 16, 2020-National spending for improvements and repairs on owner-occupied homes is expected to rise only modestly this year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.