Orders for Manufactured Goods Rose 3.4% in January
Washington, DC, February 25, 2021—New orders for manufactured durable goods in January increased $8.5 billion or 3.4% to $256.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
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Pending Home Sales Index Slid 2.8% in January
Washington, DC, February 25, 2021—The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) dropped 2.8% to 122.8 in January, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Great Floors Celebrating 50 Years of Business
Coeur D’alene, ID, February 25, 2021-Idaho-based commercial and residential flooring and interior company Great Floors is celebrating a significant milestone this year: a half century in business.
WSLA Awards Now Accepting Entries
Norwalk, CT, February 25, 2021—The WSLA Alumnae Group announced that entries have opened for the seventh annual WSLA Awards.
CARE Awards Two Additional Capital Improvement Grants
Dalton, GA, February 25, 2021-CARE's California Carpet Stewardship Program has awarded two additional Capital Improvement Grants under Cycle 4A Round 2, totaling $325,000.
Shaw's Baucom Featured on Cradle to Cradle's Five In Ten
Dalton, GA, February 25, 2021-Shaw's president, Tim Baucom, was featured in the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute's second installment of Five In Ten.
Initial Jobless Claims Decreased by 111K to 730K in 3rd Week of Feb.
Washington, DC, February 25, 2021—In the week ending February 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 730,000, a decrease of 111,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Lowe's Sales Rise 27% in Q4, 25% for Fiscal Year 2020
Mooresville, NC, February 24, 2021—Lowe’s Companies reported sales for Q4 2020 of $20.3 billion, a 27% increase compared to sales of $16.0 billion in Q4 2019.
Single-Family Home Sales Rose 19.3% YOY in January
Washington, DC, February 24, 2021-Sales of new single-family houses in January 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 923,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
AIA Architecture Billings Index Rose to 44.9 in January
Washington, DC, February 24, 2021—The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for January was 44.9* compared to 42.3 in December (any score below 50 indicates a decline in firm billings).