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Washington, DC, October 24, 2018-Sales of new single-family houses in September 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 553,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Fostoria, OH, October 24, 2018—Roppe Holding Company (RHC), the parent company to commercial flooring leaders Roppe and Flexco, has acquired the 500,000 square-foot facility located adjacent to its original facility in Fostoria, Ohio.
Washington, DC, October 24, 2018-The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for September was 51.1 compared to 54.2 in August. However, continued strength in new projects coming into architecture firms points to billings growth in the coming months.
Dalton, GA, October 24, 2018—Shaw has been recognized by The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) with three W3 awards for digital excellence for its patent-pending, web-based acoustics tool, Sound Advisor?.?
Laguna Niguel, CA, October 24, 2018—Fuse Alliance has announced that St. Louis-based Stephens Floor Covering has joined the network as a new member.
Dalton, GA, October 23, 2018-Ralph Boe has formed a company called Arropol and has received the necessary paperwork to ramp up production of polyol, the material it is making from post-consumer PET carpet.
Charlotte, NC, October 23, 2018—The Analyst Stump offered this summary of The High Point Market, which ran October 13 to 17 in High Point, North Carolina, “…the market [was] as strong as we have seen.”
Miami, FL October 23, 2018—Tile of Spain manufacturers returned once again to Italy for Cersaie, and the organization here shares product trends observed at the international event.
Seattle, WA, October 23, 2018—BHW Floors, formerly Bamboo Hardwoods, has restructured its leadership in both its U.S. and overseas operations.
Rome, GA, October 23, 2018—Foss Floors tapped Sam Ruble as vice president of sales.