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Chattanooga, TN, March 18, 2020—Floor Focus is asking readers in all communities of the flooring market to share their ideas for bolstering their businesses, protecting their workers, supporting their customers and helping their communities during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Columbia, MD, March 17, 2020-Starnet’s spring meeting, scheduled for May at Amelia Island, Florida, has been cancelled.
Chesterfield, MO, March 16, 2020—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) will cancel its Wood Flooring Expo, scheduled for April 28 to 30 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
La Grange, GA, March 17, 2020-The Resilient Floor Covering Institute Board will cancel its May meeting at Sea Island, Georgia.
Washington, DC, March 17, 2020—Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes fell two points to 72 in March, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Washington, DC, March 17, 2020—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February 2020 were $528.1 billion, a decrease of 0.5% from the previous month, but 4.3% above February 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, March 17, 2020—Industrial production rose 0.6% in February after falling 0.5% in January, according to the Federal Reserve.
Washington, DC, March 17, 2020—The number of job openings rose to 7.0 million (+411,000) on the last business day of January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Santa Fe Springs, CA and Florence, AL, March 17, 2020-Schönox HPS North America and Galleher have announced a strategic partnership to provide subfloor products throughout a West Coast footprint, encompassing 15% of the flooring market.
Chattanooga, TN, March 17, 2020—At its recent annual meeting, CarpetsPlus Colortile announced the following awardwinners,