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Washington, DC, December 23, 2019—Sales of new single-family houses in November 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 719,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1.3% above the revised October rate of 710,000 and is 16.9% above the November 2018 estimate of 615,000.
Charleston, SC, December 23, 2019-Southern Diversified Distributors announced today that Gene Corvino will serve as president of William M. Bird and senior vice president, chief financial officer of Southern Diversified Distributors.
Washington, DC, December 23, 2019-New orders for manufactured durable goods in November decreased $5.0 billion or 2.0% to $242.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Atlanta, GA, December 23, 2019-Leonard Chill, 87, of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia, died December 18.
Chicago, IL, December 23, 2019—The Chicago Floor Covering Association is pleased to announce the recipient of this year’s Person of the Year Award: Olga Robertson, president of FCA Network, headquartered in Shorewood, Illinois.
Washington, DC, December 20, 2019--Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1% in Q3 2019, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Ann Arbor, MI, December 20, 2019-Consumer sentiment rose 2.6% to 99.3, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Adairsville, GA, December 20, 2019—Shaw Industries Group has achieved the USGBC’s LEED Silver designation for its carpet tile manufacturing and recycling facility in Adairsville, Georgia (known as T1).
Washington, DC, December 20, 2019—Personal income increased $3.3 billion (less than 0.1%) in October, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Flowood, MS, December 20, 2019-The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) is sponsoring the World of Tile Pavilion at the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA) CareerExpo, taking place at the Georgia World Congress Center on March 12 to 13 in Atlanta, Georgia.