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Connor Sports Provides Court for NCAA Final Four Championship

Connor Sports Provides Court for NCAA Final Four Championship

Minneapolis, MN, April 8, 2019-Gerflor’s Connor Sports provided the court flooring for the 2019 NCAA Final Four championship, reports Interiors and Sources. Minneapolis, MN, April 8, 2019-Gerflor’s Connor Sports provided the court flooring for the 2019 NCAA Final Four championship, reports Interiors and Sources.

TCNA Launches The Ceramic Alliance

TCNA Launches The Ceramic Alliance

Anderson, SC, April 8, 2019—Tile Council of North America (TCNA) has launched The Ceramic Alliance to begin working with other associations and companies in the ceramic industry on interests common to all ceramic sectors, especially brick, refractories, roof tiles, and ceramic tiles.

John C. Turner, Veteran of Dal-Tile, Named President of GMS

John C. Turner, Veteran of Dal-Tile, Named President of GMS

Tucker, GA, April 5, 2019—GMS, a North American specialty distributor of interior building products, has named John C. Turner, Jr., veteran of Mohawk Industries’ Dal-Tile, as president, following the retirement of its current president and CEO Mike Callahan.

Hardwood Plywood Imports Fell 10% in 2018

Hardwood Plywood Imports Fell 10% in 2018

Washington, DC, April 5, 2019-The volume of U.S. imports of hardwood plywood declined by 5% in December and fell a total of 10% in 2018, reports the Decorative Hardwoods Association.

Unemployment Held Steady at 3.8% in March

Unemployment Held Steady at 3.8% in March

Washington, DC, April 5, 2019-Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 196,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.