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Glassboro, NJ, August 10, 2017—INSTALL, the International Standards and Training Alliance works with mills, has added six new members, toward its effort to combat the labor shortage through the cultivation of industry partnerships.
Lancaster, PA, August 9, 2017—Armstrong Flooring announced that Ronald D. Ford will become senior vice president and chief financial officer, joining the company effective September 1.
Washington, DC, August 9, 2017—June 2017 sales of merchant wholesalers were $465.8 billion, up 0.7% from the revised May level and were up 5.5% from the June 2016 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Spring, TX, August 9, 2017—The polymer flooring manufacturer Flowcrete Americas has announced that Ben Smith is to lead the business as its new vice president effective immediately.
Salt Lake City, UT, August 9, 2017—Carpet One Floor & Home store owners and managers are gathering in Salt Lake City for their annual Summer Convention to gain access to insightful business information, network with other store owners and review new products and programs being offered.
Irvine, CA, August 8, 2017—CoreLogic has released its monthly Loan Performance Insights Report which shows that, nationally, 4.5% of mortgages were in some stage of delinquency (30 days or more past due including those in foreclosure) in May 2017.
Dalton, GA, August 8, 2017—J+J Flooring Group and The Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments (SAGE) have formed a partnership to establish the 2017 SAGE POE.
Washington, DC, August 8, 2017—The number of job openings increased to 6.2 million on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Auburn, MA, August 8, 2017—Floors & More, the buying group that includes the Big Bob’s Flooring Outlet franchise and the Floor To Ceiling membership group, has announced that Kevin Levitsky had joined the company in the role of director of operations and finance.
Washington, DC, August 8, 2017—In a further sign that the housing sector is continuing to gain momentum, nearly 300 markets nationwide posted an increase in economic and housing activity from the first quarter to the second quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI).