31st Street Capital Acquires Total Flooring, Inc. of Illinois
Lincoln, NE, August 30, 2021-31st Street Capital has acquired its third flooring company, Total Flooring, Inc. located in Homer Glen, Illinois.
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Pending Homes Sales Inched Down 1.8% in July
Washington, DC, August 30, 2021-The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) declined 1.8% to 110.7 in July, according to the National Association of Realtors. Year-over-year, signings fell 8.5%. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.
Galleher Expands Partnership with Indusparquet
Santa Fe Springs, CA, August 30, 2021—Galleher announced its expanded partnership with Indusparquet, South America’s largest flooring manufacturer.
Apex Surface Care Joins Starnet Floor Care
Columbus, OH, August 30, 2021-Starnet Floor Care is pleased to announce the addition of Apex Surface Care to the floorcare network.
HMTX Nets Tops Honor in Ragan’s 2021 CSR & Diversity Awards
Norwalk, CT, August 30, 2021—HMTX Industries was honored by Ragan’s 2021 CSR & Diversity Awards, receiving two accolades from the awards program.
Polycom Offers Alternative Dispersion Coating to Carpet Tile Producers
Dalton, GA, August 30, 2021 – Polycom, a division of Taylor Adhesives, announced that its EcoBlend water-based, recycled PVB (polyvinyl butyral) dispersion “can replace up to 30% of the VAE precoat (vinyl acetate ethylene emulsion) used primarily by manufacturers in the production of carpet tile.”
Southeastern Exurbs See Growth as Housing Costs Push Buyers Outward
New York, NY, August 30, 2021— Lower costs and remote work are drawing droves of people to the exurbs of Southeastern metropolitan areas, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Parklex Formed Partnership with GD Group
Woodstock, GA, August 30, 2021—Parklex signed a commercial sales agency agreement with GD Group, based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Consumer Sentiment Slid 13.4% in August on Concerns of Variant & Inflation
Ann Arbor, MI, August 27, 2021-Consumer sentiment slid 13.4% to 70.3 in August, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Personal Income Rose 1.1% in July, Spending Rose 0.3%
Washington, DC, August 27, 2021—Personal income increased $225.9 billion (1.1%) in July, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.