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Washington, DC, January 6, 2025-- New orders for manufactured goods in November, down three of the last four months, decreased $2.1 billion or 0.4% to $586.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed a 0.5% October increase.
New Smyrna Beach, FL, January 6, 2025—TrueTouch announced a strategic partnership with William M. Bird.
Dayton, NJ, January 6, 2025—Gillespie Group has rebranded as TGG Floors, according to ROI-NJ.com.
Charlotte, NC, January 6, 2025—"As shown by a recent multi-family rental report from Yardi Matrix, the national average rent fell by about $5 during the month of November,” according to Truist.
Waregem, Belgium, January 6, 2025—Unilin Technologies has secured additional patent protection for its hybrid core technology.
Baltimore, MD, January 3, 2025-Flooring Partners has acquired Ohio-based independent flooring company The Flooring Edge, which includes the operations doing business as Barrington Carpet & Flooring Design (Green), Carpet Country & Design Center (Twinsburg) and Young’s Floor Covering (Port Clinton).
Dalton, GA, January 3, 2025-CalRecyle has approved the assessment increase requested by CARE, effective February 1.
Marietta, GA, January 3, 2025-The Flooring Markets has announced that the Southwest Flooring Market, the first major flooring event of the year, will open next January 9 and run through January 10 at the Loews Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, Texas.
New York, NY, January 3, 2025—"The sputtering U.S. housing market is hurting the businesses that depend on Americans opening their wallets to fix up and furnish their new homes,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Tempe, AZ, January 3, 2025—The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 49.3% in December, 0.9 percentage point higher compared to the 48.4% recorded in November, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.