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Washington, DC, April 19, 2022—Privately-owned housing starts in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,793,000, 0.3% above the revised February estimate of 1,788,000 and 3.9% above the March 2021 rate of 1,725,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
New York, NY, April 19, 2022—A federal judge in Florida declared the Biden administration’s Covid-19 mask mandate for public transportation unlawful, throwing out its requirement that travelers in the U.S. wear masks on airplanes, trains, taxis, buses and other forms of mass transit, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Dalton, GA, April 19, 2022-The Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF) recently unveiled the organization's brand refresh that reaffirms its focus on providing financial assistance to those who have worked in the floorcovering industry who are battling life-altering illnesses, injuries, and disabilities.
Washington, DC, April18, 2022—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes moved two points lower to 77 in April, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
New York, NY, April 18, 2022—U.S. consumers say they aren’t feeling great about the economy but have a curious way of showing it, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, April 18, 2022-Total industrial production advanced 0.9% in March and rose at an annual rate of 8.1% for Q1, according to the Federal Reserve.
New York, NY, April 18, 2022—Several million workers who dropped out of the U.S. workforce during the Covid-19 pandemic plan to stay out indefinitely because of persistent illness fears or physical impairments, potentially exacerbating the labor shortage for years, new research shows, according to the Wall Street Journal.
LaGrange, GA, April 18, 2022—The Resilient Floor Covering Institute wants architects or designers to have a better understanding of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
Indianapolis, IN, April 18, 2022—Erickson's Flooring & Supply Co. has sold 100% of its stock to the Erickson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan and is now an employee-owned company.
Washington, DC, April 14, 2022—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2022 were $665.7 billion, an increase of 0.5% from the previous month and 6.9% above March 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.