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Eden, NC, March 27, 2019—Mohawk is eliminating 32 positions at its manufacturing plant in Eden, North Carolina, offering workers retirement incentives as it eliminates a department and reduces other production, according to Rockingham Now.
St. Louis, MO, March 27, 2019-Analyst Stifel has offered this preliminary call on the growth in floorcovering market segments for Q1 2019, though earnings results remain a few weeks away.
Washington, DC, March 27, 2019—The goods and services deficit was $51.1 billion in January, down $8.8 billion from $59.9 billion in December, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced.
Mississauga, ON, March 27, 2019—David MacDonald, 79, of Shnier passed away on March 23.
New York, NY, March 26, 2019-Home prices posted a 4.3% annual gain in January, down from 4.6% in the previous month, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.
Washington, DC, March 26, 2019-Privately-owned housing starts in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,162,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced, 8.7% below the revised January estimate of 1,273,000 and 9.9% below the February 2018 rate of 1,290,000.
Calhoun, GA, Willemstad, Curaçao, March 26, 2019-On March 25, Flooring Industries (Unilin IP), together with its affiliated companies, Mohawk Industries and IVC US, filed a complaint in the U.S. based on Section 337 of the U.S. Tariff Act before the International Trade Commission (ITC), and I4F and Välinge each issued a response to this action.
Paris, France, March 26, 2019-Tarkett has released its Corporate Social & Environmental Responsibility (CSR) report, showcasing the company’s sustainability commitment and progress.
Toronto, CA, March 26, 2019—Anatolia Tile and Stone is honored to be named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for a third time and second year consecutively.
Richmond, VA, March 25, 2019—Lumber Liquidators has filed a lawsuit against founder and former leader Tom Sullivan’s new company Cabinets To Go, seeking at least $10 million in damages, according to Richmond BizSense.