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Portsmouth, NH, May 7, 2018—The franchise companies with the largest construction pipelines are Marriott with 1,383 projects/177,926 rooms, Hilton with 1,337 projects/149,075 rooms and IHG with 923 projects/94,296 rooms, according to the recent United States Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE).
Washington, DC, May 4, 2018—Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 164,000 in April, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.9%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Camden, SC, May 4, 2018—Invista announced that its $30-million expansion in small-lot equipment specifically for solution-dyed nylon 6,6 bulk continuous filament (BCF) fiber production will become fully operational in the coming weeks.
Washington, DC, May 4, 2018—Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market dropped five points to 66 in the first quarter of 2018, according to the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI).
Solon, OH, May 4, 2018—Tarkett announces its corporate partnership with Habitat for Humanity in North America.
Lancaster, PA, May 4, 2018—Armstrong Flooring announced the launch of a low-maintenance VCT product targeted to commercial strategic account customers, featuring patent-pending Diamond 10 Technology.
Portsmouth, NH, May 4, 2018—For 2018, the five U.S. markets with the largest hotel construction pipelines by project count are New York with 169 projects/29,641 rooms, Dallas with 159 projects/19,149 rooms, Houston with 148 projects/16,158 rooms, Nashville 119 projects/15,992 rooms and Los Angeles, which has 115 projects/17,155 rooms in its pipeline.
Chicago, IL, May 3, 2018—Hannover Fairs USA, the organizer of Domotex USA, has announced that Shaw Industries will exhibit its Anderson Tuftex and Coretec brands at the inaugural Domotex USA trade show from February 28 to March 2, 2019 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dalton, GA, May 3, 2018—The Dixie Group reported a net sales increase of 1.4% for Q1 2018, as compared to the same time period in 2017.
Washington, DC, May 3, 2018—New orders for manufactured goods in March, up seven of the last eight months, increased $7.8 billion or 1.6% to $507.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.