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Milwaukee, WI, November 10, 2015—Shannon Specialty Floors, Inc. has announced that it has extended the representation of its products with independent agency, Design Materials of Pasadena, California.
Fort Worth, TX, November 10, 2015—D.R. Horton has reported that pre-tax income for its fourth fiscal quarter increased 35% to $338.8 million, compared to $250.8 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2014.
Washington, DC, November 9, 2015—Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market remains strong in the third quarter of 2015 with a reading of 60, up three points from the previous quarter, according to the NAHB 55+ Housing Market Index.
Arlington, VA, November 9, 2015—Construction firms added 31,000 workers in October as the industry's unemployment rate declined to 6.2% amid robust demand for construction, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Washington, DC, November 6, 2015—Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 271,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.0%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
Clinton, TN, November 9, 2015—Techmer PM has named Shashi Caan design and innovation lead. Caan will remain independent of the organization, providing a design service that will focus on the growing role of design in materials development.
Milwaukee, WI, November 9, 2015—Shannon Specialty Floors, Inc. was recently awarded a national group purchasing contract in the Architectural: Flooring Products and Services category with Premier, Inc.
Dalton, GA, November 5, 2015--Roger De Clerck, founder of Beaulieu of America, died at 91 on October 23.
Calhoun, GA, November 6, 2015—Mohawk has announced 2015 third quarter net earnings of $215 million, or diluted earnings per share of $2.89, compared to 2014 third quarter net earnings of $151 million, or diluted earnings per share of $2.06.
Dalton, GA, November 6, 2015—J+J Flooring Group has issued its latest technical paper, “Flooring and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)—A Challenge to Common Misperceptions.”