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New York, NY, August 24, 2017—Washing machines were one of the first categories tariffed in January, under President Trump’s direction, and the category has seen a 17% rise in consumer cost in the months since the tariffs were imposed, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, August 24, 2018-The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for July was 50.7 compared to 51.3 in June.
Washington, DC, August 24, 2018—New orders for manufactured durable goods in July decreased $4.3 billion or 1.7% to $246.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Vancouver, BC, August 24, 2018—BuildDirect, the marketplace for purchasing and selling quality home improvement materials online, has announced its Pro Credit update, an instant credit benefit as a part of the BuildDirect Pro Rewards Program.
Boonville, NY, August 23, 2018-On July 26th, Delta Hardwood Flooring-an upstate New York-based producer of high-quality hardwood products and marketer of its new brand, Eagle Bay Hardwood Flooring-purchased the finishing lines and related equipment from Lumber Liquidators.
Washington, DC, August 23, 2018—U.S. house prices rose 1.1% in the second quarter of 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI).
Mooresville, NC, August 23, 2018—Lowe’s has announced that it will close all 99 of its Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) locations to focus on its core business.
Washington, DC, August 23, 2018-Sales of new single-family houses in July 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 627,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Dallas, TX, August 23, 2018—Daltile is now selling the instant leveling process Supercap, by Laticrete, throughout its Texas-based Daltile Sales Service Centers.
Dalton, GA, August 23, 2018-CARE staff submitted a revised Five-Year Plan to CalRecycle on August 17.