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CCA Launches Installer Recruitment Program

CCA Launches Installer Recruitment Program

Manchester, NH, June 14, 2023-CCA Global Partners Retail Group-Carpet One Floor & Home, Flooring America, Flooring Canada, International Design Guild and The Floor Trader-has introduced a new member-exclusive program to vet and recruit flooring installers.

Mortgage Applications Rose 7.2% in Week Ending June 9

Mortgage Applications Rose 7.2% in Week Ending June 9

Washington, DC, June 14, 2023—Mortgage applications increased 7.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 9, 2023.

Producer Prices Declined 0.3% in May

Producer Prices Declined 0.3% in May

Washington, DC, June 14, 2023—The Producer Price Index for final demand declined 0.3% in May, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

CARE Opens 2023 Grant Cycle

CARE Opens 2023 Grant Cycle

Dalton, GA, June 14, 2023-Carpet America Recovery Effort’s (CARE) California Carpet Stewardship Program has opened its annual cycles of capital improvements and product testing grants to advance post-consumer carpet (PCC) collection, recycling and end-product manufacturing.

Floor360 Names 2023 Design for a Difference Makeover Winners

Floor360 Names 2023 Design for a Difference Makeover Winners

Madison, WI, June 14, 2023—Floor360, a provider of residential and commercial flooring, announced that the Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce (WLCC) in Madison, Wisconsin and the Association for the Rights of Citizens with handicaps (ARCh) in Milwaukee/Waukesha, Wisconsin will each receive a 2023 Design for a Difference Makeover free of charge.

Inflation Rate Declined to 4% in May

Inflation Rate Declined to 4% in May

Washington, DC, June 13, 2023-The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1% in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.4% in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Jaeckle Distributors Forms Partnership with Portobello America

Jaeckle Distributors Forms Partnership with Portobello America

Madison, WI, June 13, 2023—Jaeckle Distributors, a family-owned wholesale distributor based in Wisconsin, has announced that it will be partnering with Portobello America to distribute a number of residential and commercial products from Portobello’s tile offering.