| | | Sep 04, 2024 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | LL Flooring to Cease Operations | | Richmond, VA, September 4, 2024-"LL Flooring is going completely out of business,” reports Richmond Biz Sense. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Nonresidential Construction Spending Declined 0.2% in July | | Washington, DC, September 4, 2024—National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. | | |
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| | | | Trade Deficit Widened by $5.8 Billion in July | | Washington, DC, September 4, 2024—The goods and services deficit was $78.8 billion in July, up $5.8 billion from $73.0 billion in June, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced. | | |
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| | | | Orders for Manufactured Goods Rose 5% in July | | Washington, DC, September 4, 2024—New orders for manufactured goods in July, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $28.2 billion or 5.0% to $592.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed a 3.3% June decrease. | | |
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| | | Mortgage Applications Rose 1.6% in Week Ending August 30 | | Washington, DC, September 4, 2024—Mortgage applications increased 1.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending August 30, 2024. | | |
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| | | Job Openings Steady at 7.7 Million in July | | Washington, DC, September 4, 2024—The number of job openings was little changed at 7.7 million on the last business day of July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. | | |
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| | | Messner Flooring Added to NY State Historic Business Registry | | Rochester, NY, September 4, 2024—"Messner Flooring, which has been in business in the Rochester area since 1962, has been added to the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry,” reports Rochester Business Journal. | | |
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| | | Hitch Named VP, Americas for Milliken's Floorcovering Business | | Spartanburg, SC, September 4, 2024-Milliken & Company has appointed Christi Hitch vice president, Americas for its floorcovering business. | | |
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| | | NTCA Names Jeremy Sax Deputy Director | | Jackson, MS, September 4, 2024—The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) has appointed Jeremy Sax as its new deputy director. | | |
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