| | | Oct 01, 2018 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Tarkett Completes Acquisition of Lexmark | | Paris, FR, October 1st, 2018—Tarkett has completed the acquisition of Lexmark Carpet Mills. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Swiss Krono Set to Expand Barnwell, SC Plant | | Barnwell, SC, October 1, 2018—A $200+ million, 250,000 square-foot expansion of the Swiss Krono plant in Barnwell, South Carolina has been enabled by National New Markets Fund, The Innovate Fund, Dakotas America and SunTrust Community Capital, which allocated $17 million, $11.25 million, $10 million and $7 million, respectively, in New Markets Tax Credits. | | |
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| | | | Construction Spending Up 6.5% YOY in August | | Washington, DC, October 1, 2018—Construction spending during August 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,318.5 billion, 0.1% above the revised July estimate of $1,317.4 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | | |
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| | | | Teknoflor Not Impacted by Chinese Tariffs | | Milwaukee, WI, October 1, 2018—Teknoflor has announced that the Chinese tariffs will not affect any of its commercial flooring products or pricing. | | |
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| | | Purchasing Managers Index Recorded Contraction in September | | Tempe, AZ, October 1, 2018—The September Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered 59.8%, a decrease of 1.5 percentage points from the August reading of 61.3%, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. | | |
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| | | Fishman Opens New Georgia Branch | | Baltimore, MD, October 1, 2018—Fishman Flooring Solutions has opened a new branch in Garden City, Georgia, effective today. | | |
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| | | Anderson Tuftex, Shaw Floors & Stainmaster Hosts Design Symposium | | Dalton, GA, September 28, 2018-In partnership with Shaw Floors and Stainmaster, Anderson Tuftex hosted the Design Symposium September 19 through 21 in Ranchos Palos Verdes, California at the Terranea Resort. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Jeff Macco Discusses Chinese Tariffs and Labor Issues | | October 1, 2018—Jeff Macco, co-owner of Macco's Floorcovering, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions with his 7-store flooring chain in Wisc | | |
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