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Washington, DC, December 17, 2018-Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes fell four points to 56 in December on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) as concerns over housing affordability persist.
Wielsbeke, Belgium, December 17, 2018-Beaulieu Engineered Products will unveil sustainably-produced, durable tufted carpets and recyclable needle punch carpets at Domotex Hannover.
Excelsior, MN, December 14, 2018--Training magazine has released its 2019 Training Top 125, and several flooring manufacturers were included in the list: Mohawk, Shaw, Tarkett North America and Emser Tile.
Phoenix, AZ, December 14, 2018-The $25 million investment represents the first of five plants in Aquafil's long-term plan. The second will open in 2019 in Sacramento, California.
Washington, DC, December 14, 2018—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) inaugurated William J. Bates as its 96th president on December 7.
Washington, DC, December 14, 2018-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for November 2018 were $513.5 billion, an increase of 0.2% from the previous month and 4.2% above November 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, December 12, 2018—Results from The American Institute of Architects (AIA) third quarter Home Design Trends Survey show a preference among households for communities closer to urban centers—known as infill—topping the list of neighborhood design trends.
Washington, DC, December 14, 2018—Industrial production rose 0.6% in November after moving down 0.2% in October; the index for October was previously reported to have edged up 0.1%, according to the Federal Reserve.
Washington, DC, December 14, 2018-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for October was estimated at $1,469.9 billion, up 0.3% from September 2018 and was up 6.1% from October 2017, according to the Commerce Department.
Chicago, IL, December 14, 2018—In January 2018, the Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC) commissioned an independent research firm, The Blackstone Group, to conduct a multi-phase study to quantify the scope and severity of the lack of installation professionals on the flooring industry's sustainability and growth.