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Washington, DC, September 11, 2018—July 2018 sales of merchant wholesalers were $505.6 billion, virtually unchanged from the revised June level, but were up 9.8% from the July 2017 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Irvine, CA, September 11, 2018—Nationally, 4.3% of mortgages were in some stage of delinquency (30 days or more past due, including those in foreclosure) in June 2018, representing a 0.3 percentage point decline in the overall delinquency rate compared with June 2017, when it was 4.6%, according to the CoreLogic Loan Performance Insights Report.
Washington, DC, September 11, 2018—The number of job openings was little changed at 6.9 million on the last business day of July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Chicago, IL, September 11, 2018—Early bird registration for Greenbuild closes September 13.
Salem, NJ, September 10, 2018—Mannington Mills continues to be challenged by rising costs across the board, particularly in raw materials and freight, and is implementing a 4% to 7% price increase on select hard surface products.
Dalton, GA, September 10, 2018-The Dixie Group has announced the unification of sales forces for its two commercial brands, Atlas and Masland Contract.
Dalton, GA, September 10, 2018-The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) reports that a majority of its flooring dealer and contractor members are in support of the Trump Administration’s proposal to apply tariffs to Chinese-made flooring; therefore, the organization will not oppose the tariffs.
Calhoun, GA, September 10, 2018-The Multilayer Flooring Association (MFA) and SCS Global Services announced that four companies have committed to the pilot certification for new resilient flooring products in the multilayer format with rigid polymer cores: Metroflor, Novalis, US Floors and Karndean.
Arlington, VA, September 10, 2019—Construction employment increased by 23,000 jobs in August and by 297,000 jobs over the past year, reaching a ten-year high, while the industry's unemployment rate stood at an all-time low, according to an analysis of government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
New York, NY, September 10, 2018-- The Clean Slate Project is a year-long effort by Perkins Eastman, co-sponsored by J+J Flooring Group, to explore the senior living market through fresh eyes.