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Washington, DC, March 12, 2025-The construction industry had 236,000 job openings on the last day of January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
Calhoun, GA, March 12, 2025—Sixty-eight percent of purchase intenders plan to install wall-to-wall carpet in their bedrooms while 34% plan to place carpet in family rooms, according to a recent Mohawk brand tracking study.
Petersburg, FL, March 12, 2025 — Hybrid shopping has become the primary way consumers buy furniture, with online-only shopping on the rise and in-store-only purchases declining, according a new study from 3D Cloud, reported by Furniture Today.
Washington, DC, March 11, 2025—The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell by 2.1 points in February to 100.7.
Orlando, FL, March 11, 2025––Coverings (coverings.com) has announced today an expanded roster of both new and returning programs and activations for Coverings 2025.
Washington, DC, March 11, 2025—Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.3 months in February, according to an ABC member survey conducted February 20 to March 5. The reading is up 0.2 months since February 2024.
Tempe, AZ, March 11, 2025-Brett Porter has been named president of InteriorWorx Commercial Flooring.
Washington, DC, March 11, 2025-The number of job openings was little changed at 7.7 million in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Baltimore, MD, March 11, 2025-"U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized over 10,000 cases of vinyl flooring tiles in Baltimore on February 25 after trademark holders confirmed that the trademarks were counterfeit,” reports the America Journal of Transportation.
St. Louis, MO, March 11, 2025—"On March 4, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) announced that China has imposed a ban U.S. log imports based on the ‘quarantine of forest pests such as bark beetles and longhorn beetles,’” reports Hardwood Floors Magazine.