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Unemployment Rate Falls to 50-Year Low

Unemployment Rate Falls to 50-Year Low

Washington, DC, October 4, 2019--The unemployment rate declined to 3.5% in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The last time the rate was this low was in December 1969, when it also was 3.5%.

Somerset Hardwood Expands Partnership with Belknap White

Somerset Hardwood Expands Partnership with Belknap White

Somerset, KY, October 3, 2019-Somerset Hardwood Flooring announces that effective January 1, 2020, The Belknap White Group will be the exclusive supplier of Somerset Brand Prefinished Flooring in New England (with the exception of western Connecticut), as well as upstate and western New York.

ASI Forms Partnership with Spartan Surfaces

ASI Forms Partnership with Spartan Surfaces

Chaska, MN, October 3, 2019—ASI/Architectural Systems Inc., a global provider of commercial wall and flooring products, has announced the appointment of Spartan Surfaces, headquartered in as an exclusive distributor for its East Coast and Midwest 30-state territory.

LL to Pay $30M in Bamboo Flooring Class-Action Suit

LL to Pay $30M in Bamboo Flooring Class-Action Suit

Richmond, VA, October 2, 2019-Lumber Liquidators has disclosed that it will pay up to $30 million as part of a settlement of a class-action suit over its Morning Star Strand Bamboo flooring that was purchased between January 1, 2012 and March 15, 2019, reports MarketWatch.