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Viken, Sweden, March 13, 2024-Changzhou Xinou New Material Technology Co., Ltd. starts producing laminate products incorporating Välinge Innovation’s leakproof 5G Dry installation system.
Minneapolis, MN, March 13, 2024—The Tile Shop promoted Mark B. Davis, currently serving as the vice president, investor relations, and chief accounting officer, to senior vice president, chief financial officer, and secretary of the company.
Washington, DC, March 12, 2024-The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4% in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, after rising 0.3% in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Brooklyn, NY, March 12, 2023--In the month of January 2024, total U.S. imports of ceramic tile were 13.79 million square meters, according to Grosser Consulting, a 7.9% decline compared to January 2023’s 14.97 million square meters.
Washington, DC, March 12, 2024-Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator declined to 8.1 months in February, according to an ABC member survey conducted February 20 to March 5. The reading is down 1.1 months from February 2023.
Washington, DC, March 12, 2024—The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased in February to 89.4, marking the 26th consecutive month below the 50-year average of 98.
Beverly, WV, March 11, 2024-"For the first time in nearly two weeks, no picketers were present outside the AFH Products wood flooring plant in Beverly on Friday morning, after the strike by the plant’s union workers came to an end on Thursday evening,” reports the Inter-Mountain.
Washington, DC, March 11, 2024—The construction industry added 23,000 jobs on net in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Dalton, GA, March 11, 2024—Shaw Industries’ Fleurette Fitch, senior quality director of soft surfaces, has been named a 2024 Women MAKE Awards Honoree by the Manufacturing Institute—the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Portland, OR, March 11, 2024—"After two years of anticipation, Portland’s favorite shoe-selfie backdrop has returned to PDX,” reports Willamette Week.