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Shaw Earnings Impacted By Raw Material Costs

Shaw Earnings Impacted By Raw Material Costs

Omaha, NE, March 2, 2015—Berkshire Hathaway, owner of Shaw Industries, released its financial report on February 28, which reveals that, though its building product businesses were up as a whole in 2014, Shaw experienced a decline in earnings.

January Layoffs at Two-Year High

January Layoffs at Two-Year High

Chicago, IL, March 2, 2015—Job cut announcements rose to their highest level in nearly two years in January, as falling oil prices prompted cost-cutting efforts in energy and related industries, reports Challenger, Gray, & Christmas, Inc.

Multifamily Indexes Report Positive Conditions

Multifamily Indexes Report Positive Conditions

Washington, DC, March 2, 2015—The Multifamily Production Index (MPI) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) held steady at a reading of 54 for the fourth quarter of 2014, according to Multifamilybiz.com.