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Sterling, VA, August 22, 2025-"On August 12, President Trump signed an executive order that will hold the U.S. reciprocal tariff rate on Chinese imports at 10% through November 10, while negotiations continue,” reports Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Dalton, GA, August 22, 2025-The Dixie Group released the following price increase statement,
Englewood, CO, August 22, 2025—Bona—a global, family-owned company that supplies products for installing, renovating, maintaining and restoring premium floors—has opened a Bona Regional Training Center in Rancho Cordova, California.
Ringgold, GA, August 22, 2025—Marie Ume Moore, 47, director of design for Engineered Floors, died August 8.
Mountville, PA, August 20, 2025-In a strategic move to streamline operations and strengthen its long-term position in the flooring market, AHF Products, a U.S. manufacturer of hard surface flooring products, announced it will wind down production at its Somerset, Kentucky facility by December 12, 2025.
Washington, DC, August 21, 2025—Existing-home sales increased by 2.0% in July, according to the National Association of Realtors Existing-Home Sales Report.
Boston, MA, August 22, 2025—Total construction starts were down 10.2% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.19 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network.
Mooresville, NC, August 21, 2025-Lowe's has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Foundation Building Materials (FBM) for approximately $8.8 billion.
Washington, DC, August 21, 2025—In the week ending August 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 235,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 224,000, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, August 20, 2025—The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) continues to weaken posting a score of 46.2 for July, down from 46.8 in June, indicating that a majority of firms are still experiencing declining firm billings.