Marriott Leads Among Franchises for Largest Construction Pipeline
Portsmouth, VA, May 10, 2018—The Marriott International construction pipeline currently has 1,383 projects/177,926 rooms, the largest of any franchise company in the U.S.
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Horizon Forest Products Supports Bowling for Autism Event
Wake Forest, NC, May 10, 2018—Horizon Forest Products recently supported an event sponsored by T&T Creative. This event was held to raise funds for autism education in the local community.
Wholesaler Sales Rose 7.3% YOY in March
Washington, DC, May 9, 2018—March 2018 sales of merchant wholesalers were $497.9 billion, up 0.3% from the revised February level and were up 7.3% from the March 2017 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Teknoflor's Naturescape 1st PVC-Free Resilient to Earn Petal Cert.
Milwaukee, WI, May 9, 2018—Naturescapes HPD by Teknoflor is the first PVC-free resilient flooring product to receive Living Product Challenge (LPC) Petal certification from the International Living Future Institute (ILFI.)
Dick Quinlan Tapped as SVP of Sales for Wellmade
Portland, Oregon, May 9, 2018—Wellmade Performance Flooring has announced that Richard (Dick) Quinlan has joined the company as senior vice president of sales.
Aquafil USA Awarded Green Good Design Award for Econyl Pure
Cartersville, GA, May 9, 2018—The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design awarded Aquafil USA a 2018 Green Good Design award for Econyl Pure.
Producer Prices Inched Up in April
Washington, DC, May 9, 2018—The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.1% in April, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Crossville's Retro Active 2.0 Earns Petal Certification
Crossville, TN, May 9, 2018—Crossville Inc. has announced its newest tile collection, Retro Active 2.0, is a recipient of the prestigious Living Product Challenge Petal Certification in three categories: place, water, and beauty.
Coverings Opens in Atlanta Today
Atlanta, GA, May 8, 2018—Coverings begins today in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Berkshire Hathaway Reports Q1 Loss, Flooring Sales Increase
Omaha, NE, May 8, 2018—Berkshire Hathaway reported a net loss of $1,138,000 for Q1 2018, compared to a gain of $4,060,000 in Q1 2017.