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Southland, TX, July 8, 2016—The National Floor Safety Institute has petitioned the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to require floorcovering manufacturers to label their products' traction, reports Yahoo Finance.
Alexandria, VA, July 8, 2016—CCA Floors & Interiors has announced the formation of a new home interiors group, which has been created to capitalize on the natural synergies that exist between its retail and building & insurance divisions.
Roseland, NJ, July 7, 2016—Private sector employment increased by 172,000 jobs from May to June, according to the June ADP National Employment Report.
Calhoun, GA, July 7, 2016—Woolshire Carpet Mills announces the addition of Marc Huppert as vice president of sales and marketing, effective June 20.
St. Louis, MO, July 7, 2016—The National Wood Flooring Association has announced that Lewis Lumber and Milling in Dickson, Tennessee has earned NWFA/NOFMA Mill Certification.
New York, NY, July 7, 2016—Occupancy rates for the assisted living sector have surged and decreased since the economic recovery, says National Real Estate Investor, but it appears that they may be evening out.
Norwalk, CT, July 7, 2016—Metroflor Corporation has announce that Buildings has selected the company’s Aspecta Ten LVT collection as a 2016 Product Innovations Grand Award winner.
Chicago, IL, July 6, 2016—Gerflor’s Creation LVT was recently awarded the Red Dot Product Design 2016 Award by an international panel of 41 experts (architects, designers and specialized journalists) among 5,214 entries from 57 countries.
Washington, DC, July 6, 2016—The goods and services deficit was $41.1 billion in May, up $3.8 billion from $37.4 billion in April, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced through the Department of Commerce.
Tempe, Arizona, July 6, 2016—The Non-Manufacturing Index (NMI) registered 56.5% in June, 3.6 percentage points higher than the May reading of 52.9%. This represents continued growth in the non-manufacturing sector at a faster rate.