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Washington DC, August 7, 2018—The scheduled start date of the Section 301 hearing (August 20) has not changed. The Section 301 Committee may extend the length of the hearing depending on the number of additional interested persons who request to appear.
Dalton, GA, August 7, 2018—Mark Sutton has been named vice president, sales, for USFloors. Kathy Young has been named vice president, marketing, for USFloors and COREtec.
Holmdel, NJ, August 7, 2018—An award celebration was held at Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ to honor New York City based Consolidated Carpet for winning a gold medal for the renovation of the Bell Labs complex in Holmdel.
Dallas, TX, August 7, 2018—Daltile’s new FlexFit Size Solutions program offers customers additional flexibility using Panoramic’s innovative porcelain slab products through a pre-cut program that includes multiple sizing options.
Arlington, VA, August 6, 2018—Construction employment increased by 19,000 jobs in July and by 303,000 jobs over the past year, reaching a 10-year high, while the industry's unemployment rate and level hit an all-time low, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Lancaster, PA, August 6, 2018—Armstrong Flooring announced that it will initiate a 3% to 5% price increase on select commercial sheet, luxury vinyl tile, vinyl composition tile and select residential resilient products in the United States and Canada.
Lafayette, CA, August 6, 2018—The Federal Reserve turned up the rate-hike heat exactly one notch in the week, upgrading both economic activity and household spending from the solid to the strong camp.
Portsmouth, NH, August 6, 2018—In Q2 of 2018, analysts at Lodging Econometrics report that the top franchise companies with the largest construction pipelines are: Marriott International with 1,351 projects/177,743 rooms, Hilton Worldwide with 1,327 projects/147,728 rooms, and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) with 932 projects/95,018 rooms.
Lafayette, CA, August 6, 2018—For the Americas and Canada, May monthly real gross domestic product was up 0.5 percent after increasing 0.1 percent in April.
Baltimore, MD, August 6, 2018—Fishman Flooring Solutions, a leading distributor of flooring and flooring installation products, has relocated its Charlotte, North Carolina branch to the Metrolina Business Park effective immediately.