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Goods & Services Deficit Narrowed to $50.7B in June

Goods & Services Deficit Narrowed to $50.7B in June

Washington, DC, August 5, 2020—The goods and services deficit was $50.7 billion in June, down $4.1 billion from $54.8 billion in May, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced.

Sherwin-Williams Announces 2021 Colormix Forecast

Sherwin-Williams Announces 2021 Colormix Forecast

Cleveland, OH, August 4, 2020-Sherwin-Williams is announcing its annual Colormix Forecast, a collection of 40 hues across four palettes that celebrate the Rhythm of Color-the balance between fast and slow, quiet and expressive, and virtual and physical.

Shaw Releases 2019 Sustainability Report

Shaw Releases 2019 Sustainability Report

Dalton, GA, August 4, 2020-Shaw has released its eleventh annual sustainability report. The 2019 corporate sustainability report focuses on the company’s people-centric approach to sustainability: sustain[HUMAN]ability.

HMTX's Arthur Clarke Joins Mindful Materials Working Group

HMTX's Arthur Clarke Joins Mindful Materials Working Group

Norwalk, CT, August 4, 2020—HMTX Industries’ director of sustainability, Arthur Clarke, has been actively involved with mindful MATERIALS (mM) volunteer working groups for the last few years, becoming chair of the mM Portal Working Group in September 2018 and joining the mM Content Working Group in early 2019.

June Construction Spending Up 0.1% YOY

June Construction Spending Up 0.1% YOY

Washington, DC, August 3, 2020—Construction spending during June 2020 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,355.2 billion, 0.7% below the revised May estimate of $1,364.7 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but 0.1% above the June 2019 estimate of $1,354.1 billion.