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Washington, DC, June 18, 2015—The U.S. current-account deficit increased to $113.3 billion in the first quarter of 2015 from $103.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to Department of Commerce.
Washington, DC, June 18, 2015—The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.4% in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
New York, NY, June 18, 2015—The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index increased to 40.9 in the period ended June 14 from 40.1 the prior week.
Irvine, CA, June 18, 2015—Foreclosure filings were reported on 126,868 U.S. properties in May 2015, up 1% from the previous month and up 16% from a year ago to a 19-month high, according to RealtyTrac’s U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.
Stoughton, MA, June 18, 2015––PURline botanol flooring, from Mats Inc. and Windmöller Flooring Products GmbH, has received the 2015 Green Good Design Award.
Florence, AL, June 18, 2015—HPS Schönox has announced the judges for its second annual Schönox Worst Subfloor in North America Contest.
Cartersville, GA, June 18, 2015—Shaw Industries has introduced a new resilient line called EcoWorx resilient that is Cradle to Cradle v3.1 Bronze certified and offers a high performance vinyl alternative for commercial resilient flooring applications.
Viken, SE, June 17, 2015—Välinge and licensee MeisterWerke have jointly been awarded the Schweighofer Prize for their wood powder technology-based flooring concept Woodura/Lindura.
Irvine, CA, June 17, 2015—In the first quarter of 2015, 254,000 properties regained equity, according to CoreLogic.
Washington, DC, June 17, 2015—Porcelanosa has opened its 25th location in the United States in downtown Washington, D.C.