U.S. Adds 372,000 Jobs in June
Washington, DC, July 8, 2022—U.S. employers added 372,000 jobs in June, mirroring strong monthly gains logged earlier in the year, according to the U.S. Labor Department.
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Armstrong Sale Pushed to July 12
Lancaster, PA, July 8, 2022—Armstrong Flooring Inc. has again postponed its sale hearing, this time until July 12.
Real Floors, Arbor Contract Merge to Form Major Multifamily Player
Marietta, GA, July 8, 2022-Real Floors Inc., which serves the multifamily, commercial real estate and single-family rental industries, is merging Arbor Contract Carpet into its family of companies: Real Floors, Real Floors Commercial and now, Arbor.
Happy Floors to Open First West Coast Distribution Facility
Miami, FL, July 8, 2022—Happy Floors, a designer, importer and distributor of premium ceramic and porcelain tile headquartered in Miami, Florida, is opening a 144,000-square-foot distribution center in Goodyear, Arizona.
FCEF Adds Schools, Resources for Installer Training Initiative
Dalton, GA July 8, 2022—At its board meeting last week, the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) shared its recent progress in combatting the shortage of flooring installation craftsmen.
AHF Adds Rigid Core Flooring to Tmbr. Brand
Mountville, PA, July 8, 2022—AHF Products’ Tmbr. brand, which launched last year, is gaining its first line of rigid core flooring with the Clearwater SPC Yosemite Collection.
Shaw Awarded for Sustainability Efforts
Dalton, GA, July 8, 2022—Shaw Industries received an Energy Matters Award from the Georgia Public Service Commission in the Best Sustainability by a Manufacturing Company category.
Carpet One Marketing Campaign Awarded
Manchester, NH, July 8, 2022-Carpet One Floor & Home’s internal creative team, along with Boston-based advertising agency CommCreative, garnered a Platinum Hermes Award for their video campaign “Don’t Stress the Mess, Paws & Claws, Waterproof and Comfy Cozy.”
Housing Market Index Falls to Lowest Reading Since June 2020
Washington, DC, July 7, 2022-Rising inflation and higher mortgage rates are slowing traffic of prospective homebuyers and putting a damper on builder sentiment, reports the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB).
Starnet Commercial Flooring Launches Flooring Visualizer
Columbus, Ohio, July 7, 2022—Starnet Commercial Flooring has launched a new flooring visualizer in partnership with Roomvo.