Personal Income & Expenditures Both Rose in October
Washington, DC, November 30, 2017—Personal income increased $65.1 billion (0.4%) in October according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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NWFA Establishes New Scholarship in Honor of Virgil Hendricks
St. Louis, MO, November 30, 2017—The NWFA Education & Research Foundation is pleased to announce that a scholarship fund has been established in honor of Virgil Hendricks.
BIFMA Names Jennifer Wammock as Director of Outreach
Grand Rapids, MI, November 30, 2017—Following an extensive national search, Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) is pleased to welcome Jennifer Wammack to the newly created staff position of director of outreach.
Chris Stulpin Named Chief Creative Officer for Tarkett NA
Solon, OH, November 29, 2017—Tarkett announces the promotion of Chris Stulpin to chief creative officer for Tarkett North America.
Q2 GDP Revised Up to 3.3%, from 3.0%, in Second Estimate
Washington, DC, November 29, 2017—Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.3% in the third quarter of 2017, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Pending Home Sales Rose 3.5% in October
Washington, DC, November 29, 2017—The Pending Home Sales Index rose 3.5% to 109.3 in October from a downwardly revised 105.6 in September, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Milliken Joins the Well Living Lab
Spartansburg, SC, November 29, 2017—Milliken & Company has become a founding member of the Well Living Lab, a collaborative research initiative led by Delos and Mayo Clinic dedicated to studying the impacts of our indoor environments on health and wellness, reports Innovation in Textiles.
High Number of Shoppers Turns Out for Holiday Shopping
Washington, DC, November 29, 2017—From Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, more than 174 million Americans shopped in stores and online during the just-concluded holiday weekend, beating the 164 million estimated shoppers from an earlier survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
Tile Sector Awards Presented at Total Solutions Plus Meeting
Washington, DC, November 28, 2017—Several awards were presented at the Total Solutions Plus meeting, which took place in early November in Washington, DC.
J Mish Acquires Riviera Carpet's U.S. Imported Line
Cartersville, GA, November 28, 2017—J Mish Mills is pleased to announce its acquisition of Riviera Carpets’ U.S. imported product line.