| | | May 01, 2024 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | AFS Group Acquires Chicago's Lewis Floor & Home | | Columbus, OH, May 1, 2024—AFS Group has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Lewis Floor & Home. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Construction Spending Inched Down 0.2% in March | | Washington, DC, May 1, 2024—Construction spending during March 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,083.9 billion, 0.2% below the revised February estimate of $2,087.8 billion, according to the Department of Labor. | | |
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| | | | ISM Purchasing Managers' Index Declined to 49.2% in April | | Tempe, AZ, May 1, 2024—The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 49.2% in April, down 1.1 percentage points from the 50.3% recorded in March, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. | | |
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| | | | Cali's Jackson Finalist for Entrepreneur Of The Year Pacific SW | | Encinitas, CA, May 1, 2024-Ernst & Young has named Doug Jackson, president and CEO of Cali as an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Pacific Southwest Award finalist. | | |
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| | | NTCA Announces May 2024 Workshop Schedule | | Jackson, MS, May 1, 2024-The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) has announced its May tour across 13 states, delivering an extensive lineup of standards-based educational workshops and regional trainings to industry professionals. | | |
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| | | Job Openings Flat at 8.5M in March | | Washington, DC, May 1, 2024-The number of job openings changed little at 8.5 million on the last business day of March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. | | |
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| | | Private Sector Employment Rose by 192,000 Jobs in April | | Roseland, NJ, May 1, 2024—Private sector employment increased by 192,000 jobs in April, and annual pay was up 5.0% year-over-year, according to the April ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. | | |
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| | | Mortgage Applications Declined 2.3% in Week Ending April 26 | | Washington, DC, May 1, 2024—Mortgage applications decreased 2.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 26, 2024. | | |
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| | | Taj Names Gregg Nord Named VP of National Accounts | | Elgin, IL, May 1, 2024—Taj Flooring, a family-owned business specializing in resilient flooring solutions for commercial interior environments, has named Gregg Nord as vice president of national accounts – specialty markets. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Steve Lewis Discusses Decision to Sell Lewis Floor and Home to America's Floor Source | | May 1, 2024—Steve Lewis, family owner of Lewis Floor and Home in Northbrook, Illinois, and Kemp Harr discuss Steve’s decision to sell his | | |
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