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Washington, DC, March 3, 2022—New orders for manufactured goods in January, up twenty of the last twenty-one months, increased $7.6 billion or 1.4% to $544.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Washington, DC, March 3, 2022—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 6.6% in Q4 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output increased 9.1% and hours worked increased 2.4%.
Los Angeles, CA, March 3, 2022-Emser Tile has launched its Emser Tile Visualizer, which delivers a fast and easy way to realistically see how tile can transform an environment.
Dalton, GA, March 3, 2022—The Manufacturing Institute—the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers—announced it will recognize Laura Smith, director of SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) at Shaw, as a STEP Ahead Award Honoree at its annual awards ceremony in April.
Washington, DC, March 3, 2022—In the week ending February 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, a decrease of 18,000 from the previous week's revised level, reports the Department of Labor.
Washington, D.C., March 2, 2022 - Mortgage applications decreased 0.7% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 25, 2022.
New York, NY, March 2, 2022 - Benchmark global oil prices surged above $110 a barrel on March 2, hitting a multiyear high, as concern mounted that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would disrupt global energy supplies, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Dalton, GA, March 2, 2022 - Following Invista's announcement of its intention to exit the nylon fiber business, The Dixie Group president T.M. Nuckols sent a letter to customers to share Dixie's strategy for moving forward.
Lewis Center, OH, March 2, 2022 - Starnet has named the winners of its 2022 Starnet Dream Team, honoring selling teams that not only achieve success but model a collaborative approach.
Roseland, NJ, March 2, 2022 - Private-sector employment grew by 475,000 jobs in February, according to the February ADP employment report released March 2.