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Arlington, VA, December 27, 2018—Forty-two states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between November 2017 and November 2018, while 23 states added construction jobs between October and November, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.
Ann Arbor, MI, December 21, 2018-Consumer sentiment for December rose 0.8% to 98.3, from November’s 97.5 rate, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Washington, DC, December 21, 2018-Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.4% in the third quarter of 2018, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Washington, DC, December 21, 2018—New orders for manufactured durable goods in November increased $1.9 billion or 0.8% to $250.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Chicago, IL, December 21, 2018—For eight decades since its inception, The Chicago Athenaeum has hosted the Good Design awards, a program created to build awareness about contemporary design and to honor both products and industry leaders in design and manufacturing that have chartered new directions for innovation and pushed the envelope for competitive products in the world marketplace.
Dalton, GA, December 21, 2018—Shaw has been recognized by The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) with a Silver Davey Award for digital excellence in website construction for its patent-pending, web-based acoustics tool, Sound Advisor.
Dallas, TX, December 21, 2018-The Southwest Flooring Market (SWFM) will be moving its annual flooring market to the AT&T Stadium, January 9 to 10, 2020.
Dalton, GA, December 21, 2018-Kaleen Loomwork, the parent company of U.S.-based Kaleen Rugs and Broadloom, will be premiering the brand’s global launch at the upcoming Domotex Hannover Fair January 11 to 14.
Sterling, VA, December 20, 2018--The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued preliminary results of its 2016-2017 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on multilayered wood flooring from China, reports the Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Mexico City, Mexico, December 20, 2018--Domotex is expanding its network to Mexico. Scheduled for October 15 to 19, 2019 at the Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City, this small trade show is the next step in Deutsche Messe’s globalization of the Domotex brand.