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Q1 GDP Increased 6.4%

Washington, DC, April 29, 2021—Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.4% in Q1 2021, according to the advance estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Escalating Lumber Prices Adding $36K to Cost of Average Home

Washington, DC, April 29, 2021—Soaring lumber prices that have tripled over the past 12 months have caused the price of an average new single-family home to increase by $35,872, according to new analysis by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Pending Home Sales Rose 1.9% in March

Washington, DC, April 29, 2021—The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) rose 1.9% to 111.3 in March. Year-over-year, contract signings jumped 23.3%, with the difference due in large part to the pandemic-induced lockdown in March 2020.

Initial Jobless Claims Decreased by 13K in Fourth Week of April

Washington, DC, April 29, 2021—In the week ending April 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 553,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.

Hamernick’s Interior Solutions Celebrating 75 Years of Business

Saint Paul, MN, April 29, 2021 –Saint Paul, Minnesota-based Hamernick’s Interior Solutions is celebrating 75 years of service to the Twin Cities in 2021.

Georgia Association of Manufacturers Announces 2021 Board

Atlanta, GA, April 29, 2021—The members of the Georgia Association of Manufacturers (GAM) and The Manufacturers Education Foundation (MEF) each elected officers and board members at the 121st Annual Meeting of GAM and the 78th Annual Meeting of MEF, held via virtual videoconference on April 29.

DuPont Shareholders Vote to Support Plastic Pellet Pollution Reporting

Berkeley, CA, April 29, 2021-In the highest vote on plastic pellet pollution to-date, a majority of investors at DuPont voted in support of an As You Sow shareholder resolution asking the company to produce an annual report on the amount of pre-production plastic the company releases into the environment annually.