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Washington, DC, August 27, 2025-Mortgage applications decreased 0.5% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 22, 2025.
Chicago, IL, August 27, 2025—NAFCD + NBMDA have announced the keynote and main stage speakers for the 2025 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention, taking place from November 4-6 in Chicago.
Conroe, TX, August 27, 2025—"Church attendance has been declining for decades. But in a new kind of religious mystery, construction on churches and other houses of worship is booming,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Dalton, GA, August 27, 2025—Women In the Floorcovering Industry (WIFI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to attracting, educating, and empowering women in the flooring sector, has announced opportunities this September: the Leadership Balancing Act breakout session on September 17 at the Synergy Convention in Nashville and Unlock Your Silent Advantage: The Psychology of Color virtual Power Hour on September 24.
Mentor, OH, August 26, 2025-Avery Dennison Corporation, a global materials science and digital identification solutions company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S.-based flooring adhesives business of Meridian Adhesives Group, a global adhesives manufacturer, for the purchase price of $390 million.
City of Industry, CA, August 26, 2025-Jim Cusick has been named interim president of Bentley Mills, following Jay Brown’s decision to leave at the end of August.
New York, NY, August 26, 2025-- The U.S. National Index for home prices rose 1.9% in June, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices, while the 20-City Composite and the Ten-City Composite continue to display growth of 2.1% and 2.6%, respectively.
Johnson City, TN, August 26, 2025 - Mullican Flooring, a manufacturer of quality hardwood floors, announces a new partnership with Herregan Distributors, Inc.
Turnhout, Belgium, August 26, 2025-I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced a new patent partnership with VICstairs, a Dutch innovation company delivering stair nose solutions.
Washington, DC, August 26, 2025-New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, down three of the last four months, decreased $8.8 billion or 2.8% to $302.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This followed a 9.4% June decrease.