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Worcestershire, UK, June 24, 2021-Victoria, England-based designers, manufacturers and distributors of flooring, announced the further expansion of its existing North American distribution business with the acquisition of Cali Bamboo Holdings.
Washington, DC, June 24, 2021—Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.4% in the first quarter of 2021, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Dalton, GA, June 24, 2021—Shaw Industries has named Shannon Cochran the new Patcraft brand leader, effective immediately.
Washington, DC, June 24, 2021-- New orders for manufactured durable goods in May increased $5.7 billion or 2.3% to $253.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Washington, DC, June 24, 2021—In the week ending June 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 411,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Milwaukee, WI, June 24, 2021—Teknoflor, a supplier of high-performance commercial flooring, has received an environmentally preferred contract from Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest member-driven health care performance improvement company.
Lancaster, PA, June 24, 2021—Ecore has announced some changes in the way the company refers to two of its Ecore Athletic collections and products.
Washington, DC, June 23, 2021—Sales of new single-family houses in May 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 769,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 5.9% below the revised April rate of 817,000 but 9.2% above the May 2020 estimate of 704,000.
Washington, DC, June 23, 2021—Mortgage applications increased 2.1% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 18, 2021.
Florence, AL, June 23, 2021—Küberit USA has named Anita Bryant its business operations manager in its most recent move expanding and supporting the company’s support, logistics, and fulfillment functions.