| | | Jun 03, 2019 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | CFA Working to Block Carpet Recycling Fee Legislation in Illinois | | Chicago, IL, June 3, 2019-The Chicago Floorcovering Association (CFA) has released the following statement about Illinois Senate Bill 557, carpet recycling fee legislation. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | HMTX Formed as Umbrella for Metroflor, Halstead & Other Brands | | Norwalk, CT, June 3, 2019-HMTX Industries, a $700 million global flooring supplier, has been formally established to bring its existing family companies-Halstead, Metroflor, Teknoflor, Aspecta and Vertex-together under one roof for the first time. | | |
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| | | | Single-Family Housing Growth Limited to Exurbs, Says NAHB | | Washington, DC, June 3, 2019-In a sign that housing affordability is becoming a growing issue nationwide, as of the first quarter of 2019 exurbs were the only region that registered single-family permit growth on a year-over-year basis, according to the new National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Home Building Geography Index (HBGI). | | |
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| | | | Construction Spending Held Steady in April | | Washington, DC, June 3, 2019—Construction spending during April 2019 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,298.5 billion, nearly the same as the revised March estimate of $1,299.2 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | | |
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| | | Manufacturing Index Fell in May but Remained Positive at 52.1% | | Tempe, AZ, June 3, 2019—The May Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered 52.1%, a decrease of 0.7 percentage point from the April reading of 52.8%, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. | | |
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| | | Armstrong Sustainability Manager Participating in NeoCon Panel | | Lancaster, PA, June 3, 2019—Armstrong Flooring sustainability manager Amy Costello will participate in a panel presentation on ÂDesigning with Carbon in Mind during NeoCon in Chicago. | | |
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| | | Karndean Releases CEU on Acoustics | | Export, PA, June 3, 2019—Karndean Designflooring, in conjunction with Hanley Wood, offers a new Continuing Education Course (CEU), ÂTechnical and Practical Benefits of Optimizing Acoustics in Commercial and Residential Buildings. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Kermit Baker Discusses the Commercial Building and Housing Remodel Markets | | June 3, 2019—Kermit Baker, the Harvard economist that tracks the built environment in both the Commercial and Residential sectors, and Kemp Harr | | |
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