| | | Apr 01, 2020 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Engineered Floors Closes Manufacturing Operations | | Dalton, GA, March 31, 2020-In a continued effort to lessen the impact of Covid-19, Engineered Floors has decided to shut down its manufacturing operations, effective immediately. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Construction Spending Fell 1.3% in February | | Washington, DC, April 1, 2020-Construction spending during February 2020 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,366.7 billion, 1.3% below the revised January estimate of $1,384.5 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | | |
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| | | | CARE Announces Actions to Support Carpet Recycling Industry | | Dalton, GA, April 1, 2020—Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) is taking a series of emergency actions to support and assist the California carpet recycling industry, as effects of the pandemic threaten the industry's survival. | | |
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| | | | Dodge Releases Updated Macroeconomic Forecast | | Bedford, MA, April 1, 2020-Dodge Data & Analytics has released the following updated forecast, | | |
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| | | Private Sector Employment Declined by 27,000 Jobs in March | | Roseland, NJ, April 1, 2020—Private sector employment decreased by 27,000 jobs from February to March, according to the March ADP National Employment Report. | | |
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| | | March PMI Marks Slight Decline | | Tempe, AZ, April 1, 2020—The March Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 49.1%, down one percentage point from the February reading of 50.1%, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. | | |
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| | | Teknoflor Reduces Price of Sheet Goods for Healthcare Facility Construction | | Milwaukee, WI, April 1, 2020—Teknoflor announces that it has dramatically reduced prices on first quality sheet products to assist with FEMA contractors and related essential service providers to ensure the accessibility and availability of resilient products for use in temporary care facilities related to COVID-19. | | |
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| | | WFCA Launches Online Coronavirus Resource Center | | Dalton, GA, March 31, 2020—In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has launched the Coronavirus Resource Center. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Bruce Zwicker Discusses CEO Stress Test, Essential Businesses and Using China as a Barometer | | April 1, 2020--Bruce Zwicker, former CEO with Haines and flooring industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the CEO stress test, state mandates on es | | |
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