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Washington, DC, November 9, 2016—September 2016 sales of merchant wholesalers were $444.9 billion, up 0.2% from the revised August level and were up 0.4% from the September 2015 level, the U.S. Census Bureau has announced.
Washington, DC, November 9, 2016—Builders report that the single-family 55+ housing market is holding strong in the third quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders' 55+ Housing Market Index.
Dalton, GA, November 9, 2016—Masland Contract has unveiled its new Calibré LVT, a high performance flooring for commercial and hospitality interiors.
Bel Air, MD, November 8, 2016—Starting January 1, 2017, Spartan Surfaces will be a distributor of the Tarkett commercial focused brands including the Tarkett Collection, Johnsonite, and the Azrock Collection in its mid-Atlantic footprint.
Glassboro, NJ, November 8, 2016—INSTALL, in support of FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association, has launched the 2016 INSTALL Certified Installation Manager (CIM) Program Scholarship and is now accepting applications.
Toano, VA, November 8, 2016—John M. Presley is resigning as chief executive officer of Lumber Liquidators, effective November 9, and the board of directors has appointed Dennis R. Knowles, the company's chief operating officer, to succeed Presley as CEO.
Washington, DC, November 8, 2016—The number of job openings was little changed at 5.5 million on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
Crossville, TN, November 8, 2016—Officials with Crossville have announced that the company has committed to be the exclusive tile supplier for Gary Sinise Foundation’s R.I.S.E. program for the 2017 calendar year.
Irvine, CA, November 8, 2016—Foreclosure inventory declined by 31.1% and completed foreclosures declined by 7.0% compared with September 2015, according to CoreLogic’s September 2016 National Foreclosure Report.
Dalton, GA, November 8, 2016—Shaw has enhanced its STEM / STEAM educational partnerships with new and expanded relationships with City Park Elementary School in Dalton, Georgia; Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Great Pro