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Washington, DC, August 1, 2018--Construction spending during June 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,317.2 billion, 1.1% below the revised May estimate of $1,332.2 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Paris, FR, August 1, 2018—Tarkett reported a net sales decrease of 0.4% in Q2, year over year, and a net sales increase of 3.0% in the first half of 2018.
Dalton, GA, August 1, 2018—Spectra Contract Flooring has joined the Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring and Fuse Alliance joint task force.
Arlington, VA, August 1, 2018-Construction employment increased in 272 (76%) out of 358 metro areas between June 2017 and June 2018, declined in 44 (12%) and was unchanged in 42, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Tempe, AZ, August 1, 2018—The July Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered 58.1%, a decrease of 2.1 percentage points from the June reading of 60.2%, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
San Diego, CA, August 1, 2018-Cali Bamboo has named industry veteran Tom Tidmore as its new director of business development.
Roseland, NJ, August 1, 2018—Private sector employment increased by 219,000 jobs from June to July according to the July ADP National Employment Report.
Houston, TX, August 1, 2018-Ascend Performance Materials, the largest global fully integrated producer of nylon 6,6 resin, announced the purchase of Britannia Techno Polymer (BTP), an engineering plastics compounder based in the Netherlands.
Portsmouth, NH, August 1, 2018—At the end of the second quarter, analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that the total U.S. construction pipeline stands at 5,312 projects/634,501 rooms, up 7% from 2017’s 4,973 projects/598,371 rooms.
W. Conshohocken, PA, August 1, 2018—ASTM International Committee C21 on Ceramic Whitewares and Related Products recognized TCNA Standards Development and Research Manager, Ryan Marino, with an Award of Appreciation.