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New York, NY, February 1, 2024-"The Federal Reserve signaled it was thinking about when to lower interest rates but hinted a cut wasn’t imminent when it held rates steady at its first policy meeting of the year on Wednesday,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, February 1, 2024-NALFA has announced that Mohawk Industries has achieved Platinum Level LF-02 Sustainability Certification.
St. Charles, MO, February 1, 2024—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has announced that registration is now open for the 2024 Wood Flooring Expo, which will be held from April 16 to 18 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
Washington, DC, February 1, 2024-Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 3.2% in Q4 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output increased 3.7% and hours worked increased 0.4%.
Tempe, AZ, February 1, 2024-The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 49.1% in January, up two percentage points from the seasonally adjusted 47.1% recorded in December.
Washington, DC, February 1, 2024-In the week ending January 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 224,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Bel Air, MD, February 1, 2024-Spartan Surfaces, a commercial flooring provider, welcomes Tom Hume as director of healthcare for the Eastern region.
Chicago, January 22, 2024— Iris Ceramica Group—owner of brands Fiandre, Ariostea, FMG, Sapienstone, Iris Ceramica, and Porcelain Gres—will form a unified, nationwide entity for its U.S. divisions: ICG Italia.
Arlington, VA, January 31, 2024—Flooring industry leaders have announced the first-of-its-kind inaugural Flooring Sustainability Summit on July 17 and 18 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC, January 31, 2024—Mortgage applications decreased 7.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 26, 2024.