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Dalton, GA, June 28, 2022-World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) recently held its annual board meeting at the Emeline hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, featuring a general session, committee meetings, guest speaker, and networking opportunities.
New York, NY, August 3, 2022—In spite of a challenging economy, many U.S. businesses are still looking to hire, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, August 3, 2022-Mortgage applications increased 1.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 29, 2022.
Washington, DC, August 3, 2022—U.S. gas prices have fallen for seven straight weeks and are approaching an average price of $4 a gallon, easing the pain of record-high fuel costs amid shrinking global demand for oil, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Woodbury, NY, August 12 2022--Stanton Carpet Corporation has acquired Floors 2000. Floors 2000 is an importer and distributor of porcelain tile and LVP, serving the residential market.
Washington, DC, August 2, 2022--The number of job openings decreased to 10.7 million on the last business day of June, a 5% decline from May's 11.3 million, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Houston, Texas – Swiff-Train Company (STC) announces a sales personnel restructure to emphasize builder/multifamily service.
Portsmouth, NH, August 2, 2022-The franchise company leading the United States hotel construction pipeline is Marriott International with 1,355 projects/167,034 rooms, up 4% by projects year-over-year (YOY), according to the Q2 2022 United States Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE).
Dalton, GA, August 2, 2022-Details of the Floor Covering Business to Business Association (FcB2B), part of WFCA annual meeting have been announced. The event will be held September 19 to 21 at the Embassy Suites Hotel near the Nashville Airport.
Washington, DC, August 1, 2022—Construction spending during June 2022 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,762.3 billion, 1.1% below the revised May estimate of $1,781.9 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.