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Washington, DC, March 13, 2024-Mortgage applications increased 7.1% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 8, 2024.
Altamonte Springs, FL, March 13, 2024—Kährs Commercial, a provider of high-quality flooring solutions, has announced the further consolidation of its longstanding partnership with Spartan Surfaces on a national level.
Atlanta, GA, March 13, 2024—Interface, Inc. announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share, payable April 12, 2024 to shareholders of record as of March 29, 2024.
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.