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St. Louis, February 28, 2019—The National Wood Flooring Association will present two CEUs at the French-Brown Facility in Dallas, Texas, March 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The courses qualify for continuing education credits with AIA and IDCEC.
Washington, DC, February 27, 2019—Trade representative Robert Lighthizer, tasked with leading trade negotiations with China, is testifying before the House Ways and Means committee this morning about China trade relations.
Dalton, GA, February 27, 2019—Emser Tile, Mohawk, Shaw and Tarkett America have been named to Training Magazine’s 2019 Top Training 125 list.
Chattanooga, TN, February 27, 2019—The deadline for entry for the 2019 Vision Design Awards has been until March 8.
Washington, DC, February 27, 2019-The Pending Home Sales Index increased 4.6% to 103.2 in January, up from 98.7 in December, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Washington, DC, February 27, 2019—New orders for manufactured goods in December, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $0.3 billion or 0.1% to $499.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Chicago, IL, February 27, 2019—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) has announced the 2019 NAFCD Annual Convention will now take place November 12 to 14.
Dalton, GA, February 27, 2019—USG Corporation, a manufacturer of building products, and Shaw Industries have completed a multi-year evaluation of gypsum-based underlayments.
Washington, DC, February 26, 2019—Privately-owned housing starts in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,078,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 11.2% below the revised November estimate of 1,214,000 and 10.9% below the December 2017 rate of 1,210,000.
New York, NY, February 26, 2019-Home prices rose 4.7% YOY in December, down from 5.1% in the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.