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Omaha, NE, May 4, 2020-Berkshire Hathaway, which owns Shaw Industries, reported a $49.7 billion loss for Q1 2020, compared to a $21 billion gain in the same period of 2019, but at an annual stakeholder meeting on May 2, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett offered that the U.S. economy will recover steadily from the coronavirus pandemic, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Dalton, GA, May 4, 2020—Shaw Industries Group has released a comprehensive online toolkit to flooring retailers nationwide.
Washington, DC, May 4, 2020--New orders for manufactured goods in March, down four of the last five months, decreased $51.0 billion or 10.3% to $445.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Paris, FR, May 4, 2020--Tarkett announced that it is the victim of a cyber-attack that has affected part of its operations since April 29, despite the IT security measures implemented by the Group.
Washington, DC, May 1, 2020—Construction spending during March 2020 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,360.5 billion, 0.9% above the revised February estimate of $1,348.4 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Paris, FR, April 29, 2020-Tarkett reported a global net sales decrease of 2.2% for Q1 2020.
Washington, DC, May 1, 2020--Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market dropped 30 points to 38 in the first quarter, according to the NAHB 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI). This is the lowest reading since the fourth quarter of 2012.
Arlington, VA, May 1, 2020-Coverings released post-show attendance numbers and digital resources from Coverings Connected, which took place April 20 to 23.
Tempe, AZ, May 1, 2020—The April Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered 41.5%, down 7.6 percentage points from the March reading of 49.1%, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Chicago, IL, May 1, 2020—IIDA is pleased to announce the winners of two interior design competitions: the 47th annual Interior Design Competition and the 28th annual Will Ching Design Competition.