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Forney, TX, July 24, 2018-CFI has announced additions to the line-up of training seminars, hands-on workshops and presentations at the upcoming CFI Convention running August 15 through the 17 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Washington, DC, July 23, 2018-Total existing-home sales decreased 0.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.38 million in June from a downwardly revised 5.41 million in May, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Las Vegas, NV, High Point, NC and Atlanta, GA, July 23, 2018-International Market Centers (IMC) announced the completion of the acquisition of AmericasMart Atlanta.
Port Washington, NY, July 23, 2018-More U.S. consumers are purchasing home-products online, according to The NPD Group, a global information company, though only around 2% of consumers bought higher priced major home appliances through e-commerce in 2017.
Washington, DC, July 23, 2018—The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of 58 in the second quarter of 2018, up one point from the previous quarter.
Toronto, ON, July 23, 2018—E.J. Welch Company, a commercial and residential floorcovering distributor founded in 1962, has added NovaFloor by Novalis Innovative Flooring.
Arlington, VA, July 23, 2018—Forty-three states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between June 2017 and June 2018, while 32 states and D.C. added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.
Dalton, GA, July 23, 2018-The World Floor Covering Association has announced its plan to host an educational conference entitled Empower 2018.
Atlanta, GA, July 20, 2018—Interface announces its 2017 EcoMetrics, demonstrating significant progress toward Mission Zero, which challenges the company to eliminate any negative impact it has on the environment by 2020.
New York, NY, July 20, 2018—Only 10% of American’s one-million wealthy households use the services of an interior designer, and social media advertising is not helping interior designers attract enough new clients, so says an article in Forbes entitled “Social Media Marketing is Failing Too Many Interior Designers” by Pamela N. Danziger.