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Roseland, NJ, April 3, 2024—Private sector employment increased by 184,000 jobs in March, and annual pay was up 5.1% year-over-year, according to the March ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
Arlington, VA, April 3, 2024—Mapei and Mohawk Industries’ Daltile/Mohawk Group businesses have signed as headline sponsors of the Flooring Sustainability Summit, taking place July 17 to 18 in Washington, D.C.
Chattanooga, TN, April 3, 2024-Jim Waskin, age 82, a 57-year veteran of the flooring business, died March 30.
Dieterich, IL, April 3, 2024—Fifth-generation, family-owned retailer Wright’s Furniture & Flooring officially opened its newest distribution center, reports Furniture Today.
Solon, OH, April 3, 2024 — Tarkett earned two Atlanta Marketer of the Year (AMY) Awards on March 28.
Washington, DC, April 2, 2024—New orders for manufactured goods in February, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $8.2 billion or 1.4% to $576.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Washington, DC, April 2, 2024—National nonresidential construction spending declined 1.0% in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, April 2, 2024—The number of job openings changed little at 8.8 million on the last business day of February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
New York, NY, April 2, 2024—"America needs more plumbers, and Gen Z is answering the call,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, April 1, 2024—Construction spending during February 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,091.5 billion, 0.3% below the revised January estimate of $2,096.9 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.