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Washington, DC, September 29, 2022-In the week ending September 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 193,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, September 29, 2022—Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.6% in Q2 2022, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Dalton, GA, September 6, 2022-Since the first School Crashers program nearly a decade ago, Mohawk Industries’ commercial flooring division and Georgia United Foundation have worked together to refresh learning spaces and facilitate renovations in underserved public schools.
Flowood, MS, September 29, 2022—In October, National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) brings 19 free workshops to ten states: Minnesota, New Jersey, California, South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia, Indiana, Wisconsin and Kentucky.
New York, NY, Spetember 29, 2022—The Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition is officially accepting submissions for the 2023 edition.
Manchester, NH, September 29, 2022—CCA Global Partners announced that $242,415 was raised for Tunnels to Towers Foundation following yesterday’s Tunnels To Towers 5K in New York City.
Washington, DC, September 28, 2022—The Pending Home Sales Index fell 2.0% to 88.4 in August, according to the National Association of Realtors. Year-over-year, pending transactions dwindled by 24.2%. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.
St. Louis, MO, September 28, 2022-The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has launched the NWFA Engineered Wood Flooring Refinishable Program, which identifies engineered wood flooring products with wearlayers thick enough to be sanded and refinished.
New York, NY, September 28, 2022-"Lumber prices have fallen to their lowest level in more than two years, bringing two-by-fours back to what they cost before the pandemic building boom and pointing to a sharp slowdown in construction,” according to the Wall Street Journal.
Montmagny, Quebec, September 28, 2022-As of May 27, Sébastien Mercier and Jean-Philippe Dumas, sons of Richard Mercier and Marielle Mercier, respectively, officially took over from their parents as the new business owners of Mercier Wood Flooring.