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St. Louis, MO, May 8, 2015—The show floor at the National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) Wood Flooring Expo, held from April 28 to May 1 in St. Louis, Missouri, was sold out, with 29 additional companies compared to the 2014 expo.
Toana, VA, May 7, 2015—Lumber Liquidators is halting sales of its Chinese-made laminate flooring with immediate effect.
Edison, NJ, May 7, 2015—FloorFolio Industries has opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility, which will produce its patented EnviroQuiet Luxury Vinyl Tile.
Miami, FL, May 7, 2015—Daltile has opened a 4,600-square-foot design studio in Miami.
Dalton, GA, May 7, 2015—USFloors’ Coretec engineered luxury vinyl flooring collection has expanded into the United Kingdom with the launch of Coretec Plus and Coretec One through the UK-based flooring distributor Headlam Group.
Washington, DC, May 7, 2015—Markets in 68 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity in the first quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets.
Calhoun, GA, May 7, 2015—Surya president Satya Tiwari has been selected as a finalist in the Family Business Category for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015 Award in the Southeast region.
Washington, DC, May 6, 2015—The U.S. mortgage delinquency rate fell to 5.54% in the first quarter, the lowest rate in over seven years, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Washington, DC, May 5, 2015—New orders for U.S. factory goods rose 2.1% in March, the biggest increase in eight months, boosted by demand for transportation equipment.
Washington, DC, May 6, 2015—The EPA's effort to adopt its Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products marks the first time that the federal government has regulated formaldehyde inside American homes, says the New York Times.