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Washington, DC, May 13, 2015—The Small Business Optimism Index increased 1.7 points from March to 96.9, in spite of a quarter of virtually no economic growth, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.
Lancaster, PA, May 13, 2015—Ecore was the main sponsor of the Starnet Betterhalves' philanthropic and networking event Build-A-Bike at the 2015 Starnet spring meeting in Tucson, Arizona.
Mooresville, NC, May 12, 2015—Lowe’s is purchasing 13 former Target stores and a distribution center, all in Canada, for $125 million. These will be converted into Lowe’s Canada home improvement centers.
Toano, VA, May 12, 2015—Many of the Lumber Liquidator’s product liability insurance carriers are refusing to defend the company in class-action suits brought by unhappy customers, the New York Post reports.
Washington, DC, May 12, 2015—There were five million job openings on the last business day of March, little changed from 5.1 million in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
Lancaster, PA, May 12, 2015—The DeGraaf Interiors location in Hudsonville, Michigan is now an Armstrong Elite Retailer.
West Bloomfield, MI, May 12, 2015—The Flooring Contractors Association has created the Bruce Newbrough Memorial Scholarship in support of its CIM Program, a certification program for floorcovering installation managers.
Calhoun, GA, May 11, 2015—Mohawk Flooring was recognized with four 2015 Hermes Creative Awards.
Arlington, VA, May 11, 2015—Construction firms added 45,000 jobs in April and 280,000 over 12 months, as the sector's unemployment rate fell to a nine-year April low of 7.5%, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Washington, DC, May 11, 2015—GoodWeave, the organization dedicated to stopping child labor in the rug industry, released an update on Nepal, one of the countries where it operates, which was hit by a 7.9 earthquake on April 25.