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Washington, DC, August 13, 2025—Mortgage applications increased 10.9% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 8, 2025.
Yardley, PA, August 13, 2025—Daniel McGovern, 67, regional vice president of the New York region for Stanton, died August 1.
Washington, DC, August 12, 2025—"Consumer prices were up 2.7% in July from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday, unchanged from June’s gain of 2.7%,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, August 12, 2025—The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.7 points in July to 100.3, slightly above the 52-year average of 98.
Washington, DC, August 12, 2025—The Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.8 months in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors member survey conducted July 24 to August 4. The reading is up 0.4 months since July 2024.
St. Petersburg, FL, August 12, 2025—Centricity, a provider of innovative flooring protection solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Flooring Stores United, a buying group representing 83 independent flooring retailers across the country.
Chattanooga, TN, August 12, 2025—Mullican and AHF have both launched new domestically made hardwood products.
Las Vegas, NV, August 11, 2025-Live Ventures reported Q3 2025 revenue of $112.5 million, a 9.2% decline from $123.9 million in the prior year period, primarily due to retail flooring and steel manufacturing segment declines.
Scranton, PA, August 11, 2025--Arley Wholesale has announced that Scott Levy has acquired 100% ownership of the company.
Washington, DC, August 11, 2025—With new tariffs putting pressure on international trade, import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is tentatively expected to end 2025 5.6% below 2024’s volume, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.