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Dalton, GA, July 5, 2022-Mohawk Industries has entered into an agreement to purchase Foss Floors, "which will add new product categories and create tremendous opportunities for our business," according to a recent memo to Mohawk employees.
Jacksonville, FL, July 5, 2022-AHF has announced that Florida based flooring distributor Cain & Bultman Inc. will become the supplier for all Hartco-branded products in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.
Washington, DC, July 5, 2022-U.S. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese vice premier Liu He spoke earlier today about the U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, as well as China’s non-market economic practices.
Hamont, Belgium, July 5, 2022–I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, has entered into a new technology partnership with CFL Flooring (CFL) to deliver a more sustainable SPC panel production process.
Las Vegas, NV, July 5, 2022–Members of Teamsters Local 631 who work under the Convention Industry Carpet Agreement with Shepard Expo and GES unanimously ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement that includes the largest wage package ever for this contract, the union reports.
Washington, DC, July 5, 2022-President Joe Biden has signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA), aimed at reducing port congestion and related fees in order to keep goods moving throughout the country.
Washington, DC, July 1, 2022—Construction spending during May 2022 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,779.8 billion, 0.1% below the revised April estimate of $1,782.5 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Tempe, AZ, July 1, 2022—The June Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered 53%, down 3.1 percentage points from the reading of 56.1% in May, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Montclair, NJ, July 1, 2021—As the surge in Covid-19 cases in the last quarter of 2021 delayed some companies’ return-to-the-office plans, the hybrid work model continues to gain traction, says McMorrow Reports.
Baxter, TN, July 1, 2022—Portobello America has announced that Holly Badertscher has joined the firm as vice president of marketing, a new role within the organization