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Washington, DC, March 10, 2020—Small business owners expressed slightly higher levels of optimism in February with the NFIB Optimism Index moving up 0.2 points to 104.5, a reading among the top 10% in the 46-year history of the survey.
Atlanta, GA, March 10, 2020—Interface has announced its placement in Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020.
Glen Burnie, MD, March 10, 2020—JJ Haines has announced the appointment of Brian Green as the executive vice president of sales and marketing.
New York, NY, March 10, 2020 – Design excellence and talent within the Interiors profession was recognized at the first International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers’ (IFI) Global Awards Program as part of the IFI Congress in Dubai, UAE.
Dalton, GA, March 10, 2020—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has announced that the Shaw Flooring Network is joining its initiative to solve the installation crisis, expanding their collective voice in the industry.
Waterloo, Ontario, March 10, 2020—Sarmazian Brothers Flooring announced that its Waterloo, Ontario store is now open.
Washington, DC, March 9, 2020-A number of the homebuying characteristics of younger millennials are replicating the buying desires of those in the silent generation, according to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) 2020 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends report, which researched each generation to examine the differences of recent homebuyers and home sellers.
Dalton, GA, March 6, 2020-The Dixie Group, which is celebrating 100 years of business in 2020, reported a YOY net sales loss of 8.2% for Q4 2019; the company had a net income of $26,681 in Q4 2019, compared to a net loss of $12,765 in Q4 2018.
Washington, DC, March 9, 2020-The Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce to issue a scope ruling confirming that certain hardwood plywood products from China that are assembled in Vietnam before being imported into the U.S. are within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain hardwood plywood products from China, reports the Decorative Hardwood Association.
Washington, DC, March 6, 2020-Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 273,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 3.5%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.