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Dalton, GA, June 16, 2021-During its first in-person board meeting with new executive director Jim Aaron at the helm, the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) brought together representatives from all aspects of the flooring industry-trade organizations, suppliers, training professionals and retailers-to address the installer crisis.
Las Vegas, NV, June 16, 2021 –Schönox will demonstrate its Hybrid Active Dry Technology at its trade show booth at Surfaces.
New York, NY, June 15, 2021-"Lumber prices are falling back to earth,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, June 15, 2021-Rising material prices and supply chain shortages resulted in builder confidence dipping to its lowest level since August 2020. The latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) shows that builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell two points to 81 in June.
Chattanooga, TN, June 15, 2021—Xpress Global Systems has made a strategic expansion into the North Carolina market with the opening of a new service center in Charlotte.
Dalton, GA, June 9, 2021—Shaw has named Jeff West the new brand leader of its commercial brand, Shaw Contract.
Dalton, GA, June 15, 2021-Shaw held its ribbon-cutting ceremony June 11 for a new Living Lab that will serve as a real-life test environment for residential products.
Washington, DC, June 15, 2021—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for May 2021 were $620.2 billion, a decrease of 1.3% from the previous month, but 28.1% above May 2020, according to the Commerce Department.
Washington, DC, June 15, 2021—The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.8% in May, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Washington, DC, June 15, 2021-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for April was estimated at $1,621.1 billion, up 0.6% from March 2021 and was up 40.0% from April 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.