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Washington, DC, June 4, 2021-Construction employment decreased from February 2020-the last month prior to the pandemic-to April 2021 in 107, or 30%, of the nation’s metro areas, and was stagnant in another 34, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data.
Dalton, GA, June 4, 2021-The residential division of Shaw Industries has expanded its Made Smarter. Live Better. program to help retailers tap into the growing consumer interest in healthy home products within the built environment.
Washington, DC, June 4, 2021—New orders for manufactured goods in April, down following eleven consecutive monthly increases, decreased $2.9 billion or 0.6% to $485.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Dallas, TX, June 2, 2021-Artisan Design Group (ADG) announced the acquisition of Great Floors. Headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Great Floors is the largest provider of flooring products and installation services in the Northwest.
Lakewood, WA, June 3, 2021-The Echo Boom generation, children of peak year Baby Boomers, may be driving the current surge in demand for starter homes, says McClellan Financial Publications.
Roseland, NJ, June 3, 2021—Private sector employment increased by 978,000 jobs from April to May, according to the May ADP National Employment Report.
Washington, DC, June 3, 2021—In the week ending May 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 385,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, June 3, 2021—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 5.4% in Q1 2021, the U.S.
Reinach, Switzerland, June 3, 2021—Archroma has entered an agreement with specialty raw material distributor Van Horn, Metz & Company for the distribution of its Mowilith emulsions in the United States.
Van Nuys, CA, June 2, 2021-DFS Flooring has acquired Diversified Flooring, a privately owned, full-service commercial flooring enterprise located in Salt Lake City, Utah.