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Dallas, TX, April 5, 2018 – As a result of its Zero Landfill initiative, team members at Dal-Tile’s manufacturing plant in Muskogee, Oklahoma have kept more than 2,600 tons of waste and materials from ending up in the local landfill since 2014, maintaining the plant’s certification as a Zero Landfill facility, which was originally obtained in October 2015.
Lancaster, PA, April 4, 2018—Armstrong Flooring named Linron, the nation’s leading national account distributor for retail chain stores, as the 2017 Flooring Recycler of the Year.
Washington, DC, April 4, 2018—New orders for manufactured goods in February, up six of the last seven months, increased $6.0 billion or 1.2% to $498.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Los Angeles, CA, April 4, 2018—Emser Tile opened two new showrooms and service centers in North America.
Washington, DC, April 4, 2018—Recent data from the Census Bureau confirms that Millennials are increasingly entering the housing market as first-time buyers, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
Roseland, NJ, April 4, 2018—Private sector employment increased by 241,000 jobs from February to March, according to the March ADP National Employment Report.
Tempe, AZ, April 4, 2018—The Non-Manufacturing Index registered 58.8%, which is 0.7 percentage point lower than the February reading of 59.5%, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
Bethany, CT, April 4, 2018—Laticrete Supercap celebrates top applicators with the first-ever Applicator of the Year and Spirit of Supercap Awards.
Anderson, SC, April 3, 2018—In a recent letter to Tile Council of North America (TCNA) members, executive director Eric Astrachan addressed President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Chinese imports. Ultimately, the TCNA would like to see ceramic tile imports from China be included on the list of products on which tariffs are imposed.
Irvine, CA, April 3, 2018—Home prices increased year over year by 6.7% in February 2018 and increased 1% over January’s rate, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI).