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Aug 01, 2023 / The Right News Right When It Happens

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Tarkett Sales Up 2.8% in First Half of 2023, NA Sales Up 1.6%

Paris, FR, August 1, 2023-Tarkett announced sales of €1.608 billion for the first half of 2023, an increase of 2.8% year over year.

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Construction Spending Rose 3.5% YOY in June

Washington, DC, August 1, 2023-Construction spending during June 2023 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,938.4 billion, 0.5% above the revised May estimate of $1,929.6 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Job Openings Little Changed in June at 9.6 Million

Washington, DC, August 1, 2023—The number of job openings was little changed at 9.6 million on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Purchasing Managers' Index Up Slightly in July

Tempe, AZ, August 1, 2023— The July Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 46.4%, 0.4 percentage point higher than the 46% recorded in June, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

Karndean Names Samantha Lisi VP of Commercial Sales

Export, PA, August 1, 2023—Karndean Designflooring has welcomed a senior sales leader to head its commercial division: Samantha Lisi.

Real American Hardwood Coalition Launches Build Your World Campaign

Washington, DC, August 1, 2023-The Real American Hardwood Coalition (RAHC), the domestic hardwood industry’s consumer promotion initiative, recently launched its new Build Your World advertising campaign to promote Real American Hardwood flooring, cabinetry, furniture, and millwork.

Shaw's Susan Farris Inducted into Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame

Dalton, GA, August 1, 2023—Shaw Industries’ Susan Farris, executive vice president of enterprise experiences, has been inducted into the Women in Manufacturing (WiM) Hall of Fame.

HMTX Global Builds Out Team

Oud Gastel, The Netherlands, August 1, 2023-As a part of its growing global operations and product offerings, HMTX Global, a division of HMTX Industries, has announced a new structure, including several promotions, new roles and responsibilities throughout the division.

Carbon Offset Firm Expands Offering to Smaller Southern Land Owners

New York, NY, August 1, 2023-"One of the country’s largest forest-carbon firms is launching a platform to enable Southern-timberland owners to sell carbon offsets on properties as small as 40 acres, expanding a market that has mostly been limited to owners of vast wooded tracts,” reports the Wall Street Journal.

Crossville Introduces CrossValue Program

Crossville, TN, August 1, 2023—Crossville, Inc. recently announced the CrossValue Program, a curated collection of the company’s best-selling tile lines that are deeply inventoried to provide customers with readily available porcelain tile.

FCEF Approves Advanced Flooring Technologies as Training Provider

Rockwall, TX, July 31, 2023-The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) has approved Advanced Flooring Technologies (AFT) as a training provider and its new six-week course to receive scholarship funds, announced Robert Varden.