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New York, NY, September 17, 2020-Mohawk and its Unilin unit won an order that will block imports of any luxury vinyl flooring that use Mohawk inventions without permission, according to a notice by the U.S. International Trade Commission, and reported by Bloomberg News.
Washington, DC, September 17, 2020-Privately-owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,416,000, 5.1% below the revised July estimate of 1,492,000 but 2.8% above the August 2019 rate of 1,377,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Miami, FL, September 17, 2020—Homebuilder Lennar reported revenues of $5.9 billion for Q3 2020, consistent with prior year.
Calhoun, GA, September 17, 2020—Mannington Commercial is announcing a new partnership with Material Bank.
Carrollton, TX, September 17, 2020—Rick Cain has been appointed to the role of president of Fabulous Floors.
Washington, DC, September 17, 2020-In the week ending September 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 860,000, a decrease of 33,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Hamilton Township, NJ, September 16, 2020—Total construction starts rose 19% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $793.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.
Washington, DC, September 16, 2020—In a strong signal that housing is leading the economic recovery, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes increased five points to hit an all-time high of 83 in September, according to the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Washington, DC, September 16, 2020—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August 2020 were $537.5 billion, an increase of 0.6% from the previous month and 2.6% above August 2019, according to the Department of Commerce.
Crossville, TN, September 16, 2020-Domestic tile manufacturer Crossville is a tile supplier and sponsor of this year’s Southern Living Idea Home located in Asheville, North Carolina.