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Washington, DC, Sept. 10, 2012 -- The number of improving housing markets across the country rose to 99 in September, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index.
New York, NY, Sept. 10, 2012 -- The price of oil fell to near $96 a barrel Monday ahead of a U.S. central bank meeting later this week.
West Bloomfield, MI, Sept. 10, 2012 -- FCICA, the flooring contractors association, will hold its Convention 2013 at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel in New Orleans Feb. 24-27.
Dalton, GA, Sept. 10, 2012 -— Rachael Ray is getting a new home for her nationally-syndicated talk show and it’s largely outfitted in Mohawk flooring.
Washington, DC, Sept. 7, 2012 -- The Multifamily Production Index improved for the eighth consecutive quarter with an index level of 54. It is the highest reading since the second quarter of 2005.
Washington, DC, Sept. 7, 2012 -- Job growth was below expectations in August, according to the Labor Department.
Washington, DC, Sept. 7, 2012 -- Service sector growth in the U.S. edged up in August with a rebound in employment, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
Atlanta, GA, Sept. 7, 2012 -- Larry Lester Gillian of Newnan, Georgia died Sept. 5 in Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
Bainbridge Island, WA, Sept. 7, 2012 -- Bamboo flooring firm Teragren has signed a distribution agreement with A&M Supply Corporation of Pinellas Park, Fla.
Lancaster, PA, Sept. 5, 2012 -– Armstrong World Industries has sold distributor Patriot Flooring Supply to the Belknap White Group, a 35-year old flooring distributor operating in New England and upstate New York.