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Shaw Recognized with SC Outreach Award

Shaw Recognized with SC Outreach Award

Greenville, SC, September 27, 2018-Shaw was recently recognized for its impact on communities in South Carolina. The company received the Outreach Award during the 2018 Salute to Manufacturing Awards Luncheon held in Greenville, South Carolina by SC Biz News, GSA Business Report and the S.C. Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

Q2 GDP Holds Steady at 4.2% in Third Estimate

Q2 GDP Holds Steady at 4.2% in Third Estimate

Washington, DC, September 27, 2018-Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.2% in the second quarter of 2018, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

New Home Sales Rose 12.7% YOY in August

New Home Sales Rose 12.7% YOY in August

Washington, DC, September 26, 2018-Sales of new single-family houses in August 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 3.5% above the revised July rate of 608,000 and is 12.7% above the August 2017 estimate of 558,000.

Shaw Announces Participation in IWBI's WELL Portfolio

Shaw Announces Participation in IWBI's WELL Portfolio

Dalton, GA, September 26, 2018—Shaw has announced its participation in The International WELL Building Institute’s (IWBI) WELL Portfolio, a new streamlined pathway for WELL Certification for multiple new or existing buildings and tenant spaces in a single portfolio.

FHFA Home Prices Up 6.4% YOY in July

FHFA Home Prices Up 6.4% YOY in July

Washington, DC, September 25, 2018-U.S. house prices rose in July, up 0.2% from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI).