Florida Woman Dies on Day 2 of Neocon Show--Ruled Accidental
Chicago, IL, June 21, 2018—A woman was killed at NeoCon after falling off of a swing that was on display at the David Edward furniture booth, according to authorities.
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Mannington Donates Funds and Flooring to Atlanta-Based Academy
Salem, NJ, June 21, 2018—Mannington presented Ron Clark Academy co-founders Ron Clark and Kim Bearden with a $25,000 donation to help with ongoing capital funding needs, including the construction of a new building on its current campus.
UT Knoxville Spends $140,000 on Ecore Flooring for Weight Training Facility
Knoxville, TN, June 20, 2018—The renovations for the LaPorte Strength & Conditioning Facility at the Anderson Training Center at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville cost nearly $660,000.
Existing Home Sales Fell 0.4% in May with Continued Limited Supply
Washington, DC, June 20, 2018—Total existing-home sales decreased 0.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.43 million in May from downwardly revised 5.45 million in April, according to the National Association of Realtors.
AIA Program to Support Carbon-Neutral Buildings by 2030
Washington, DC, June 20, 2018—Engineers can now join architects in signing up for The American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment to measure progress towards reducing energy and carbon in the design of buildings.
EPLF Elected Paul De Cock to Succeed Ludger Schindler as President
Bielefeld, Germany, June 20, 2018—On May 16 and 17, around 70 attendees gathered in Viken, Sweden for the Annual General Assembly of the EPLF e.V. (the Association of European Producers of Laminate Flooring). The meeting was hosted by associate member Välinge Innovation Sweden AB.
US Leads Global Markets In Hotel Construction Projects
Portsmouth, NH, June 20, 2018—According to the global construction pipeline trend report, which compiles the construction pipeline for every country and market in the world, The Americas lead with 6,268 projects/800,298 rooms, Asia Pacific with 4,205 projects/907,867 rooms and EMEA with 2,241 projects/430,837 rooms.
Housing Starts Rose 20.3% YOY in May
Washington, DC, June 19, 2018—Privately-owned housing starts in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,350,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced.
Xpress Global Systems Opens Lakeland, Florida Service Center
Chattanooga, TN, June 19, 2018—Xpress Global Systems (XGS) is pleased to announce the opening of a new 68,500 square foot service center in Lakeland, Florida.
JCHS Releases '18 State of Nation's Housing Report
Cambridge, MA, June 19, 2018—Since the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies first released its State of the Nation’s Housing report in 1988, more than 40 million housing units have been built in the U.S., the country has added 27 million new households, and last year’s national homeownership rate of 63.9% was very close to the 64% rate of the late 1980s.