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Houston, TX, May 2, 2019-Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), the non-profit organization charged with advancing market-based solutions for carpet recycling and landfill diversion of post-consumer carpet, has named its Person of the Year and Recycler of the Year for 2018.
Washington, DC, May 2, 2019—Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market continued to strengthen in the first quarter of 2019 with a reading of 72, up six points from the previous quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI).
Dallas, TX, May 2, 2019—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) expo is underway now in Fort Worth, Texas.
Washington, DC, May 2, 2019—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 3.6% in the first quarter of 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output increased 4.1% and hours worked increased 0.5%.
Washington, DC, May 2, 2019—New orders for manufactured goods in March, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $9.3 billion or 1.9% to $508.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Atlanta, GA, May 1, 2019-Interface has released the results of "What's That Sound?," a workplace study uncovering how sound and acoustics impact employees in business environments.
Minneapolis, MN, May 1, 2019-The Tile Shop reported net sales for Q1 2019 fell 4.6% YOY.
Washington, DC, May 1, 2019—Construction spending during March 2019 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,282.2 billion, 0.9% below the revised February estimate of $1,293.3 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Roseland, NJ, May 1, 2019—Private sector employment increased by 275,000 jobs from March to April, according to the April ADP National Employment Report.
Atlanta, GA, May 1, 2019-The Home Depot has announced that Carol Tomé, chief financial officer and executive vice president of corporate services, has decided to retire on August 31 after 24 years of service to the company.