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Spartanburg, SC, May 8, 2023—Lee Blair, vice president of hospitality and commercial Americas for Milliken’s Floor Covering Business, is the 2023 recipient of NEWH’s ICON of Industry Award for 2023. NEWH is the hospitality industry network.
Atlanta, GA, May 5, 2023—Interface reported net sales of $295.8 million for Q1 2023, up 2.7% over Q1 2022’s $288 million.
Dalton, GA, May 5, 2023-The Dixie Group reported net sales of $67.1 million for Q1 2023, a 13.5% decline compared to sales of $77.6 million in Q1 2022.
Hamilton, NJ, May 5, 2023—The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, fell 5.1% in April to 180.9 from the revised March reading of 190.6. In April, the commercial component of the DMI fell 8.0%, and the institutional component improved 0.3%.
Carrollton, TX, May 5, 2023—Rasa Floors has merged with Martin Greenbaum Company (MGC), bringing together two providers of flooring installation services.
Washington, DC, May 5, 2023-The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, welcomed Mannington Mills as the council's newest member.
Washington, DC, May 5, 2023—Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 236,000 in March, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.5%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Arlington, VA, May 3, 2023––Organizers of Coverings, the largest international ceramic tile and natural stone event in North America, have announced that Coverings 2023 exceeded expectations with a vigorous 50% year-over-year increase in attendance, totaling nearly 27,000 eventgoers who gathered April 18 to 21 at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida.
Washington, DC, May 4, 2023—"Federal Reserve officials signaled they might be done raising interest rates for now after approving another increase at their meeting that concluded Wednesday,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, May 4, 2023—The goods and services deficit was $64.2 billion in March, down $6.4 billion from $70.6 billion in February, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced.