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Washington, DC, September 1, 2016—Construction spending during July 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,153.2 billion, nearly the same as the revised June estimate of $1,153.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of
Philadelphia, PA, September 1, 2016—Architect and Architizer co-founder, Marc Kushner and industrial designer Ayse Birsel will keynote this year’s NeoCon East, November 9 to 10.
Washington, DC, September 1, 2016—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased at a 0.6% annual rate during the second quarter of 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported, as output increased 1.1% and hours worked increased 1.7%.
New York, NY, September 1, 2016—Sandy Montero has announced his departure from Floor Covering Weekly.
Camden, SC, August 31, 2016—A $30-million expansion at Invista’s fiber manufacturing plant in South Carolina will enable the company to rapidly respond to small-lot, carpet fiber demands.
Washington, DC, August 31, 2016—Pending home sales rose 1.3% to 111.3 in July from a downwardly revised 109.9 in June and reached their second highest reading in over a decade, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Roseland, NJ, August 31, 2016—Private sector employment increased by 177,000 jobs from July to August according to the August ADP National Employment Report.
Dalton, GA, August 31, 2016—The Carpet and Rug Institute and the Carpet America Recovery Effort announce an extension of the voluntary product stewardship Program is to assist sorters of post-consumer carpet diverted from the nation's landfills.
Hannover, DE, August 31. 2016—The submissions process for Innovations@DOMOTEX 2017 has begun.
St. Louis, MO, August 31, 2016—The Stifel team recently met with Lumber Liquidators’ management—John Presley, CEO; Dennis Knowles, COO; and Greg Whirley, CFO—and issued the following report on the embattled company’s current state of affairs.