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Arlington, VA, April 10, 2017—Construction employment totaled 6,882,000 in March, an increase of 6,000 from the February total and an increase of 177,000 or 2.6% from a year ago, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Shanghai, CH, April 10, 2017—This year, ten flooring executives toured five factories in or near Shanghai, China as part of the DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR delegation.
Mississauga, ON, April 10, 2017—Stevens Omni is pleased to announce that Carl Sonego will become its technical specialist.
Dalton, GA, April 7, 2017—J+J Flooring Group announced that its Dalton, Georgia manufacturing facility has achieved ISO 14001:2015 certification.
Crossville, TN, April 7, 2017—Tim Bolby, executive director of technical services for Crossville Inc., received the inaugural Service to the Industry Award presented by the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) at Coverings 2017.
Lawrenceburg, TN, April 7, 2017—Cabinets to Go, chaired by Tom Sullivan, is expected begin selling hardwood and laminate flooring in mid-May, according to Seeking Alpha contributor Donovan Royal.
Washington, DC, April 7, 2017—February 2017 sales of merchant wholesalers were $464.9 billion, up 0.6% from the revised January level and were up 9.9% from the February 2016 level, reports the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, April 7, 2017—The unemployment rate declined to 4.5% in March, and total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 98,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
Reston, VA, April 7, 2017—China’s share of total U.S. imports of hardwood plywood grew from 55% in 2015 to 58% in 2016 to reach a total of 1.83 million cubic meters, according to the Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association.
Kidderminster, UK, April 7, 2017—Brintons was included in the 18th annual Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100 league table, the much-respected business performance indicator, which was published in the newspaper early this April.