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Arlington, VA, December 5, 2016—Construction employers added 19,000 jobs in November, reaching the highest employment level since November 2008, but a drop in public sector investments in construction projects held down employment among heavy and civil en
Tempe, AZ, December 5, 2016—The Non-Manufacturing Index registered 57.2% in November, 2.4 percentage points higher than the October reading of 54.8%, according to the Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Adairsville, GA, December 2, 2016 – Shaw Industries cut the ribbon on its new modular carpet tile manufacturing facility located in Adairsville, Georgia.
New York, NY, December 2, 2016—Interior Design magazine hosted its eleventh annual Best of Year (BOY) Awards last night, recognizing the top products and projects in the commercial interiors market.
Cartersville, GA, December 2, 2016—Patcraft, a brand of Shaw Industries, has announced the promotion of Shannon Cochran to vice president of creative and product development.
Washington, DC, December 2, 2016—The unemployment rate declined to 4.6% in November, and total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 178,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
Dalton, GA, December 2, 2016—Andrea Dobbins has joined the World Floor Covering Association's philanthropic arm, the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF), as executive director.
Lancaster, PA, December 2, 2016—Armstrong Flooring’s closed-loop recycling program, the On & On Floor Recycling Program, started in 2009, has already diverted 28 million pounds of post-consumer flooring representing 14,000 tons of landfill material.
Calhoun, GA, December 2, 2016—Mohawk Flooring is providing a new marketing program for its aligned retailers in 2017 through a new program on Houzz.
Chicago, IL, December 2, 2016—The pace of downsizing fell to the lowest level of the year in November, as U.S.-based employers announced plans to shed 26,936 workers from payrolls during the month, according to a report by global outplacement consultancy