Job Postings Decline in March
Washington, DC, May 8, 2013 -- Employers posted fewer job openings in March compared with February, according to the Labor Department.
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Shamrock Plank Flooring To Add Manufacturing
Memphis, TN, May 8, 2013 -- Shamrock Plank Flooring, a division of J.T. Shannon Lumber, is expanding its presence in North Mississippi by adding new manufacturing operations in a 62,900 square-foot facility.
Improving Housing Markets List Ticks Down
Washington, DC, May 7, 2013 -- The number of U.S. housing markets showing sustained improvement fell slightly to 258 in May from 273 in April, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index.
Internet Sales Tax Bill Goes to Conservative House
Washington, DC, May 7, 2013 -- Although the Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill to empower states to collect sales taxes from Internet purchases, the bill faces a much more uncertain future in the House.
Mannington Files Appeal in Home Legend Dispute
Rome, GA, May 6, 2013 -- Mannington Mills in April was handed a setback in a copyright-infringement dispute with laminate maker Home Legend over a line of maple-look laminate.
Consolidated Carpet Wins Starnet Awards
New York, NY, May 7, 2013 -– Consolidated Carpet said it won two Starnet Design Awards at the 2013 annual awards event.
Mohawk's Wright Named Chairman of Two Groups
Amelia Island, FL, May 6, 2013 -- The Georgia Association of Manufacturers and the Manufacturers Education Foundation each elected new officers and board members at the 113th Annual Meeting of GAM and the 70th Annual Meeting of MEF.
First-Time Delinquencies Lowest in Six Years
New York, NY, May 6, 2013 -- First-time delinquent home loans fell to 0.84% of the 50.2 million mortgages in March, according to Lender Processing Services.
GSA Committee Recommends LEED as Measure
Washington, DC, May 6, 2013 -- The Green Building Advisory Committee has officially recommended that the LEED green building certification system be used for all GSA buildings as the best measure of building efficiency.
Number of Jobs Rises, Unemployment Rate Falls
Washington, DC, May 3, 2013 -- Employers created 165,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 7.5% from 7.6%, according to the Labor Department.