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Palo Alto, CA, June 6, 2019—Spend in kitchen remodels, the most popular room to renovate, jumped 27% in the past year to a median spend of $14,000, according to the eighth annual Houzz & Home survey of more than 140,000 U.S. respondents.
Washington, DC, June 6, 2019-Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 3.4% in the first quarter of 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output increased 3.9% and hours worked increased 0.5%.
New York, NY, June 6, 2019-Keith Weinberg, CEO of Empire Today, a shop-at-home flooring concept owned by HIG Capital, is hopeful that his company’s new Home Fresh carpet product may reinvigorate interest in the floorcovering, reports Bloomberg.
Cooper City, FL, June 6, 2019—Charles "Bud" Joseph Duffy Sr., of Duffy & Lee Carpet Company, died May 27 at age 86.
Sherbrooke, Quebec, June 6, 2019—American Biltrite announces organizational changes within its sales and marketing team.
Washington, DC, June 6, 2019-The goods and services deficit was $50.8 billion in April, down $1.1 billion from $51.9 billion in March, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced.
Roseland, NJ, June 5, 2019—Private sector employment increased by 27,000 jobs from April to May, according to the May ADP National Employment Report.
Flowood, MS, June 5, 2019-The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) is pleased to announce it has received formal acceptance into the National Apprenticeship System from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
Tempe, AZ, June 5, 2019-The Non-Manufacturing Index (NMI) for May registered 56.9%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the April reading of 55.5%.
Hannover, DE, June 5, 2019—The keynote theme for the 2020 edition of Domotex is Atmysphere.