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Tempe, AZ, March 3, 2016—The Institute for Supply Management Non-Manufacturing Business Survey registered 53.4% in February, 0.1 percentage point lower than the January reading of 53.5%.
Rome, GA, March 3, 2016—The Coosa River Basin Initiative has named two flooring businesses among the winners of its second annual Greenie Awards. The winners will be recognized April 14 at the organization’s Green Gala.
Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 3, 2016—Associated Builders and Contractors has named David Allen Company of Raleigh, North Carolina its 2015 Contractor of the Year.
Roseland, NJ, March 2, 2016—Private sector employment increased by 214,000 jobs from January to February according to the February ADP National Employment Report.
Dalton, GA, March 2, 2016—The Manufacturing Institute will award Shaw Industries’ Kim Seiko, LaRuthie Mason, and Erika Swartz with the Women in Manufacturing STEP Award.
Arlington, VA, March 2, 2016—Construction spending soared in January from a month earlier and all major segments posted hefty year-over-year gains, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Chattanooga, TN, March 1, 2016—The deadline for the Vision Design Awards has been extended until March 9.
Louisville, KY, March 1, 2016—Sam Kinnaird, founder of Kinnaird & Francke Interiors and Sam Kinnaird’s Flooring, has died at the age of 84 from complications of Parkinson's disease.
Tempe, AZ, March 1, 2016—The February purchasing managers index (PMI) registered 49.5%, an increase of 1.3 percentage points from the January reading of 48.2%, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Washington, DC, March 1, 2016—Construction spending during January 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,140.8 billion, 1.5% above the revised December estimate, the U.S. Census Bureau has announced.