Starnet Meeting Now Underway in Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ, May 3, 2019—The Starnet meeting is underway now in Scottsville, Arizona at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess.
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NWFA Names Winners of NERF Wood Studies Scholarship
St. Louis, May 3, 2019—Cole Boyer, a high school senior from Tomball High School in Tomball, Texas, has been named the recipient of the 2018 NWFA NERF Wood Studies Scholarship.
CARE Names 2019 People of the Year & Recycler of the Year
Houston, TX, May 2, 2019-Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), the non-profit organization charged with advancing market-based solutions for carpet recycling and landfill diversion of post-consumer carpet, has named its Person of the Year and Recycler of the Year for 2018.
Builder Confidence in 55+ Housing Hit Record High in Q1
Washington, DC, May 2, 2019—Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market continued to strengthen in the first quarter of 2019 with a reading of 72, up six points from the previous quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI).
NWFA Expo Underway Now in Texas
Dallas, TX, May 2, 2019—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) expo is underway now in Fort Worth, Texas.
Labor Productivity Increased by 3.6% in Q1
Washington, DC, May 2, 2019—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 3.6% in the first quarter of 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output increased 4.1% and hours worked increased 0.5%.
Orders for Manufactured Goods Rose 1.9% in March
Washington, DC, May 2, 2019—New orders for manufactured goods in March, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $9.3 billion or 1.9% to $508.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Interface Releases Results of Workplace Acoustics Study
Atlanta, GA, May 1, 2019-Interface has released the results of "What's That Sound?," a workplace study uncovering how sound and acoustics impact employees in business environments.
Sales & Earnings Down for The Tile Shop in Q1
Minneapolis, MN, May 1, 2019-The Tile Shop reported net sales for Q1 2019 fell 4.6% YOY.
Construction Spending Down 0.9% in March
Washington, DC, May 1, 2019—Construction spending during March 2019 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,282.2 billion, 0.9% below the revised February estimate of $1,293.3 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.