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Washington, DC, Sept. 17, 2013 -- Following four consecutive months of improvement, home builder confidence held unchanged in September with a reading of 58 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
St. Louis, MO, Sept. 17, 2013 -- The National Wood Flooring Association said that McMinnville Manufacturing Co., a wood flooring manufacturing mill in McMinnville, Tennessee, has earned the NWFA/NOFMA Mill Certification.
Anaheim, CA, Sept. 17, 2013 -- Janice Clifton, owner of Abbey Carpets Unlimited, in Napa, California, became chairwoman of the board of the World Floor Covering Association July 1.
The Woodlands, TX, Sept. 17, 2013 -- Chemical maker Huntsman Corp. is acquiring two businesses from Rockwood Holdings to bolster its pigments segment.
Washington, DC, Sept. 17, 2013 -- Consumer prices rose 0.1% in August mostly due to higher costs for homes and healthcare, the Labor Department said.
Florence, AL, Sept. 16, 2013 -- TMT America Inc. said it has acquired a majority interest in HPS North America, Inc.
Carrollton, TX, Sept. 16, 2013 -- Robert Hendon has been named vice president of sales for American Tile & Stone.
New York, NY, Sept. 16, 2013 -- The Empire State manufacturing index fell to 6.29 in September from 8.24 in August.
Washington, DC, Sept. 16, 2013 -- Industrial production rose in August by the most in six months, according to a Federal Reserve report.
Dalton, GA, Sept. 13, 2013 -– Shaw Industries has announced its grand opening of a 210,000-square-foot carpet tile plant in Nantong, China near Shanghai.