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Johnson City, TN, Jan. 12, 2012 -- Mike Foster, owner of Crow Hill Hardwoods in Marcellus, N.Y., has won a trip for two to the Bahamas after participating in Mullican Flooring’s “Get Lost in Atlantis” sales campaign.
Washington, DC, Jan. 12, 2012 -- Initial applications for unemployment benefits increased last week to the highest level since late November, according to the Labor Department.
Washington, DC, Jan. 12, 2012 -- Consumers spending in December was weaker than expected, according to a Commerce Department report.
Dalton, GA, Jan. 11, 2012 -- Shaw Industries has discovered that Canadian law prohibits the importation of products that have been manufactured using prison labor.
Viken, Sweden, Jan. 11, 2012 -- Mannington Mills has signed an agreement with Valinge to use Välinge's 2G mechanical locking systems on its engineered wood flooring.
Washington, DC, Jan. 11, 2012 -- Confidence among small-business owners increased again in December, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.
Washington, DC, Jan. 11, 2012 -- Mortgage application volume rose last week as demand for both purchases and refinancing picked up, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Miami, FL, Jan. 11, 2012 -- Lennar Corp, the third-largest U.S. homebuilder, reported fourth-quarter net income was $30.3 million, or $0.16 a share, down from $32.0 million, or $0.17 a share, a year ago.
Washington, DC, Jan. 11, 2012 -- U.S. consumer borrowing increased by the most in a decade in November, according to the Federal Reserve.
Washington, DC, Jan. 10, 2012 -- The number of housing markets showing measurable improvement nearly doubled in January, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index.