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Washington, DC, April 17, 2023—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes in April rose one point to 45, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Brooklyn, NY, April 17, 2023—In the first two months of 2023, total U.S. imports of ceramic tile were 30.9 million square meters, according to Grosser Consulting, up 4.7% from the same period in 2022 when imports were 29.5 million square meters.
Dalton, GA, April 17, 2023-Shaw Industries Group has announced plans to shift most of its residential carpet manufacturing operations that currently take place at Plant 80 in Dalton, Georgia to other facilities in northwest Georgia.
New York, NY, April 17, 2023—"Rental prices are easing after years of soaring during the pandemic,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Clemson, SC, April 17, 2023-Tile Council of North America (TCNA) announces Bill Griese as the TCNA deputy executive director, effective immediately.
Livonia, MI, April 17, 2023—Virginia Tile Company has announced the appointment of David G. Burke as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
Wood Dale, IL, April 17, 2023—Scott Carlson, co-founder of Legacy Tile, died April 12 at the age of 45.
Montgomery, AL, April 17, 2023—Court records show that an Alabama jury convicted former state Rep. Will Dismukes of first-degree theft for taking property valued at over $2,500 from his former employer, Weiss Flooring, reports WVTM 13.
Washington, DC, April 14, 2023—The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the first quarter, posting a reading of 70, edging up one point compared to the previous quarter.
Washington, DC, April 14, 2023—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2023 were $691.7 billion, down 1.0% from the previous month, but up 2.9% above March 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.