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Washington, DC, August 14, 2025—In the week ending August 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 224,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Lancaster, PA, August 13, 2025-Ecore International announced the acquisition of Pro-Techs Surfacing, a playground surfacing installer.
Dalton, GA, August 13, 2025-Trey Thames has been named vice president of residential sales for Engineered Floors.
Washington, DC, August 13, 2025—Seventy-five percent of metro markets (170 out of 228) registered home price gains in the second quarter of 2025, according to the National Association of Realtors' Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability and Housing Affordability Index.
Washington, DC, August 13, 2025—Mortgage applications increased 10.9% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 8, 2025.
Yardley, PA, August 13, 2025—Daniel McGovern, 67, regional vice president of the New York region for Stanton, died August 1.
Washington, DC, August 12, 2025—"Consumer prices were up 2.7% in July from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday, unchanged from June’s gain of 2.7%,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, August 12, 2025—The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.7 points in July to 100.3, slightly above the 52-year average of 98.
Washington, DC, August 12, 2025—The Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.8 months in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors member survey conducted July 24 to August 4. The reading is up 0.4 months since July 2024.
St. Petersburg, FL, August 12, 2025—Centricity, a provider of innovative flooring protection solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Flooring Stores United, a buying group representing 83 independent flooring retailers across the country.