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Thirty-Eight States & DC Added Construction Jobs YOY in April

Thirty-Eight States & DC Added Construction Jobs YOY in April

Arlington, VA, May 21, 2018—Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between April 2017 and April 2018, while 29 states added construction jobs between March and April, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.

CFI Making Inroads in China Market

CFI Making Inroads in China Market

Forney, TX, May 18, 2018––Certified Floorcovering Installers Association (CFI) has announced that CFI’s relationship with Shanghai Chemical Building Materials Trade Association has expanded.

E-Commerce Retail Sales Rose 3.9% in Q1

E-Commerce Retail Sales Rose 3.9% in Q1

Washington, DC, May 17, 2018—The estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the first quarter of 2018 was $123.7 billion, an increase of 3.9% from the fourth quarter of 2017, the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced.

International Market Centers & AmericasMart Combine

International Market Centers & AmericasMart Combine

Las Vegas, NV, May 16, 2018—International Market Centers (IMC) and AmericasMart [Atlanta] (AmericasMart), two operators in the furniture, gift, home décor, rug and apparel B2B industries, have entered into an agreement to form the world’s largest owner and operator of premier showroom space.