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Washington, DC, February 9, 2022-Mortgage applications decreased 8.1% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 4, 2022.
Naples, FL, February 9, 2022—Abbey Carpet & Floor will open a new showroom in Naples, Florida, reports Gulfshore Business.
New York, NY, February 8, 2022-The dream of homeownership has grown more out of reach for middle-class Americans during the pandemic, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Chattanooga, TN, February 8, 2022- Richard Abramowicz, former co-owner of Southwind, died December 20, 2021 at the age of 74.
Chattanooga, TN, February 8, 2022-Jim Pels, president of Spectra Contract Flooring, offers insight about the joining of Spectra and Diverzify, announced February 8 and effective immediately.
Las Vegas, NV, February 8, 2022-Furniture industry analyst Stump attended the Furniture Market at the Las Vegas World Market Center and issued the following report,
Washington, DC, February 8, 2022—The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased slightly in January to 97.1, down 1.8 points from December.
Washington, DC, February 8, 2022-The goods and services deficit was $80.2 billion in November, up $13.0 billion from $67.2 billion in October, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced.
New York City, NY, February 8, 2022—This May 10 to 20, New York City's official celebration of design will return with NYCxDESIGN’s tenth anniversary festival.
Chicago, IL, February 7, 2022-Diverzify and Spectra Contract Flooring and ProSpectra Contract Flooring, both divisions of Shaw Industries Group, will combine to form the largest independent commercial installation business in the world with combined revenue of nearly $1 billion, 52 U.S. locations, a labor force of approximately 5,000 craftsmen and a sales force of approximately 300 serving more than 50,000 customers nationally.