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Washington, DC, October 28, 2016—Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.9% in the third quarter of 2016, according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Spartanburg, SC, October 28, 2016—The Milliken Floor Covering division released its second annual sustainability report with detailed insight and metrics addressing the company’s global operations, product offering and their impact on the environment.
Washington, DC, October 28, 2016—Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.6%, seasonally adjusted, for the three-month period ending in September 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Mooresville, NC, October 28, 2016 –Lowe's has announced that Michael P. McDermott has been promoted to the position of chief customer officer, effective immediately.
Dallas, TX, October 28, 2016—Laticrete Supercap has partnered with Texas Motor Speedway to install new high-tech floors in the speedway’s two garage areas and tech bays.
Chicago, IL, October 28, 2016—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) has released its 2016 NAFCD Profit Analysis Report (PAR), a financial and operational benchmarking report for NAFCD distributor members.
Rock Hill, SC, October 28, 2016—The S.C. Carpet Recovery Coalition and Carolinas Plastics Recycling Council joint meeting will take place November 3 and 4 at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Washington, DC, October 27, 2016—Bill Dearing, president of the North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA), died on October 24 at the age of 75.
Washington, DC, October 27, 2016—The Pending Home Sales Index grew 1.5% to 110.0 in September from a slight downward revision of 108.4 in August, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Washington, DC, October 27, 2016—New orders for manufactured durable goods in September decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1% to $227.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.