| Jun 17, 2020 / The Right News Right When It Happens | Top Story | | AHF Products Closing Shanghai Plant, Consolidating to Cambodia | Mountville, PA, June 17, 2020-AHF Products has announced that it will service all international customers out of its Sihanoukville, Cambodia plant and will be ceasing manufacturing in Shanghai, China. | |
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| Today's Flooring News | | May Housing Starts Rose 4.3% Over April But Down 23.2% YOY | Washington, DC, June 17, 2020— Privately-owned housing starts in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 974,000, 4.3% above the revised April estimate of 934,000 but 23.2% below the May 2019 rate of 1,268,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | |
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| | Americans Investing in Homes, Post COVID-19 | New York, NY, June 17, 2020—Decreased spending in the lockdown means that some Americans now have extra cash, and they are spending it on home furnishings, among other things, reports the Wall Street Journal in an article titled, “Boats, Pools and Home Furnishings: How the Lockdown Transformed Our Spending Habits.” | |
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| | Jaeckle Expanding Distribution of Tarkett Products | Madison, WI, June 17, 2020—Effective immediately, Jaeckle Distributors and Premier Tile Corporation will now be distributing the Tarkett Commercial product line in Missouri, Kansas, and Southern Illinois. | |
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| Mortgage Applications Rose 8.0% in Second Week of June | Washington, DC, June 17, 2020-Mortgage applications increased 8.0% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 12, 2020. | |
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| Covid-19 Not Likely to Be Transmitted Via Surfaces, Such as Flooring | New York, NY, June 17, 2020—There is a growing consensus that Covid-19 is not transmitted via surfaces, such as flooring, reports the Wall Street Journal in an article titled, “How Exactly Do You Catch Covid-19? There Is a Growing Consensus.” | |
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| National Council of Textile Organizations Announces Officers for 2020 | Washington, DC, June 17, 2020-The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber through finished sewn products, held its officer elections for fiscal year 2020. | |
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Featured Video | | Don Finkell Discusses Business Conditions and Wood Flooring Trends | June 17, 2020--Don Finkell, CEO with American OEM Wood Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss demand for hardwood post virus shutdown as well as two new market | |
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