Bryan Park, CEO of Footprints Floors, Elected to NWFA Board
Littleton, CO, June 5, 2024-Bryan Park, founder and CEO of Footprints Floors, has been elected to the National Wood Flooring Association board of directors.
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Private Sector Employment Rose by 152,000 Jobs in May
Roseland, NJ, June 5, 2024—Private sector employment increased by 152,000 jobs in May, and annual pay was up 5.0% year-over-year, according to the May ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
Buyers Compromising on Lot & Home Sizes to Achieve Ownership
Washington, DC, June 4, 2024—High mortgage rates and double-digit growth in home prices since Covid-19 are putting buyers in a position to compromise on lot sizes and shrink their square footage to buy a home they can afford, according to survey results from National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) What Home Buyers Really Want, 2024 Edition.
Orders for Manufactured Goods Rose 0.7% in April
Washington, DC, June 4, 2024—New orders for manufactured goods in April, up three consecutive months, increased $4.3 billion or 0.7% to $588.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Nonresidential Construction Spending Declined 0.3% in April
Washington, DC, June 4, 2024—National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.3% in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Accents and Interiors Joins Starnet
Columbus, OH, June 4, 2024--Accents and Interiors, an Artisan Design Group Company, has joined Starnet.
Domotex Asia/Chinafloor Welcomed More than 83,000 to 2024 Expo
Shanghai, China, June 4, 2024—Domotex Asia/Chinafloor 2024 brought the worldwide flooring community together for the 26th time from May 28 to 30 at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC).
LL Flooring Board Responds to Sullivan's Proxy Fight
Richmond, VA, June 4, 2024-In response to Tom Sullivan’s launch of a proxy fight at LL Flooring, which he founded as Lumber Liquidators, the LL Flooring board issued the following letter to shareholders:
NTCA Offers New Course with Insights from Jennifer Farrell
Jackson, MS, June 4, 2024-The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) has announced a new educational course titled "Tile Design Trends and Installation-What Every Industry Pro Should Know."
HMTX Names Simon Xia Chief Quality Officer
Norwalk, CT, June 4, 2024—HMTX has promoted Simon Xia to chief quality officer to oversee product quality across the HMTX family of companies.