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Washington, DC, April 15, 2020-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for February was estimated at $1,464.2 billion, down 0.5% from January 2020, but was up 1.4% from February 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Lansing, MI, April 14, 2020--An executive order put in place by Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer limits what items can be purchased in stores permitted to remain open during the pandemic, reports NBC 25 News.
Washington, DC, April 14, 2020—Prices for U.S. imports fell 2.3% in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, following a 0.7% decline the previous month.
Washington, DC, April 14, 2020-The momentum building in the housing market since the Great Recession has completely reversed itself over the course of just a few weeks, according to a report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Charlotte, NC, April 14, 2020-Furniture industry analyst Stump offers the following report,
St. Louis, Missouri, April 13, 2020-The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has announced that its first-ever Virtual Wood Flooring Expo will be held April 29 to May 1.
Chattanooga, TN, April 13, 2020—Tuftco is re-calibrating some operations to build safety screens to serve as a shield between individuals and lower the risk of Coronavirus spread, reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Salem, NJ, April 13, 2020-Mannington Commercial delivered more than 12,700 square yards of heterogenous resilient sheet flooring to the SUNY College Old Westbury campus in New York to be installed in one of the latest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporary healthcare facilities last week.
Milwaukee, WI, April 13, 2020—The General Services Administration (GSA) designates Teknoflor as a disaster recovery supplier, with 21 heavily inventoried products on GSA schedules ready to ship.
Calhoun, GA, April 13, 2020—The General Services Administration (GSA) has designated Mohawk Group as an official disaster recovery supplier.