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Dalton, GA, November 14, 2018—The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) held its annual membership meeting where it covered budgets for both 2018 and 2019, reviewed the 2017 audit report and voted in the 2019 board of directors and board officers as well as the 2019 policy committee.
Washington, DC, November 15, 2018—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for September was estimated at $1,468.0 billion, up 0.4% from August 2018 and was up 6.6% from September 2017, the Census Bureau announced.
Washington, DC, November 15, 2018—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for October 2018 were $511.5 billion, an increase of 0.8% from the previous month, and 4.6% above October 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Dalton, GA, November 15, 2018-The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) presented the Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award to David Wardlaw, technical director for Royal Thai, at the annual membership meeting.
Toano, VA, November 15, 2018-Lumber Liquidators has announced that Doug Clark has been promoted to senior vice president, supply chain.
Cartersville, GA, November 15, 2018—Shaw Contract has added an engineered hardwood product line to commercial interiors.
Chicago, IL, November 14, 2018-Greenbuild launches today at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.
Atlanta, GA, November 14, 2018-The Home Depot has reported a 5.1% sales increase for Q3 2018, compared to Q3 2017.
New York, NY, November 14, 2018—Forty-seven percent of those participating in the World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report expect to do the majority of their projects (more than 60%) green by 2021.
Cambridge, MA, November 14, 2018-More than half of U.S. households are now headed by someone 50 or over, according to Housing America’s Older Adults 2018, a report being released by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.