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Hamilton, NJ, January 19, 2022—Total construction starts were flat in December with a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $879.3 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Residential construction starts gained 4% in December 2021, while nonresidential building starts improved by 3%. Nonbuilding starts, however, declined 12%.
Chattanooga, TN, January 19, 2022-Craig Fuller, founder and CEO of Freightwaves, spoke to Bloomberg about the supply chain challenges facing the U.S. market.
Washington, DC, January 19, 2022—Mortgage applications increased 2.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 14, 2022.
Woodbury, NY, January 19, 2022—Stanton Carpet Corporation has named key additions to its sales team with Brian Witkin joining as Northeast regional vice president.
Washington, DC, January 18, 2022-Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes moved one point lower to 83 in January, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Wyandotte, MI, January 18, 2022-Effective February 1, or as contract allows, BASF will increase prices for caprolactam, polyamide 6 (PA6) and polyamide copolymer by $0.05 per pound in North America.
Woodland Hills, CA, January 18, 2021-ADEX (Award for Design Excellence) has announced the 2022 flooring nominees,
Waregem, Belgium, January 18, 2022- Unilin Technologies will launch SquareClic, a technology that ensures a perfectly aligned floor throughout the whole installation.
Lancaster, PA, January 17, 2022-Armstrong Flooring announced it will increase U.S. prices effective March 1 to offset rising input costs.
Solon, OH, January 17, 2022-Tarkett has entered into a distribution partnership with Reader’s Wholesale Distributors.