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St. Louis, MO, July 15, 2022-The Real American Hardwood Coalition, a domestic promotion initiative for real American hardwood products, has launched a website at http://RealAmericanHardwood.com, designed to inspire and education consumers.
Washington, DC, July 15, 2022—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for May was estimated at $1,829.1 billion, up 0.7% from April 2022 and was up 14.4% from May 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Lancaster, PA, July 14, 2022-AHF was the only non-liquidating buyer for Armstrong Flooring's North America assets
Washington, DC, July 14, 2022—The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.1% in June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This rise followed advances of 0.9% in May and 0.4% in April.
Hamont, Belgium, July 14, 2022—I4F and Hymmen have received notices of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued for the grant of two new Hymmen U.S. patents.
Fiorano Modenese, IT, July 14, 2022—Atlas Concorde announces an investment for the expansion of the Finale Emilia facility with a new line dedicated to the production of large porcelain slabs.
Washington, DC, July 14, 2022-The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the second quarter, posting a reading of 77, declining ten points compared to the second quarter of 2021.
Washington, DC, July 14, 2022—In the week ending July 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 244,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 235,000, according to the Department of Labor.
Mountville, PA, July 13, 2022—AHF Products has received bankruptcy court approval to purchase certain assets of Armstrong Flooring, strengthening AHF Products’ leadership position in resilient flooring solutions and adding another gear to its expanding commercial market business.
Washington, DC, July 13, 2022- The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.3% in June on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 1.0% in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.