| | | Aug 03, 2017 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Manufactured Goods Orders Rose 3% in June, Following Two Declines | | Washington, DC, August 3, 2017ÂNew orders for manufactured goods in June, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $14.0 billion or 3.0% to $481.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau has reported. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | U.S. Retailers Cease Sales of Taun on Suspected Lacey Violation | | Menlo Park, CA, August 3, 2017ÂA report released August 1 by NGO Global Witness has prompted major U.S. retailers to discontinue sales of exotic wood flooring linked to illegal logging in the tropical forests of Papua New Guinea (PNG), reports MongoBay in an August 1 article called ÂU.S. retailers halt sales of hardwood flooring linked to illegal logging in PNG. | | |
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| | | | Non-Manufacturing Index Down in July But Still Positive | | Tempe, AZ, August 3, 2017ÂThe Non-Manufacturing Index for July registered 53.9%, which is 3.5 percentage points lower than the June reading of 57.4%, say the nationÂs purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. | | |
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| | | | Creating Your Space Participates in Google/Wordstream Conference | | San Rafael, CA, August 3, 2017ÂCreating Your Space (CYS), a Google partner, announced its participation in a conference hosted by Google and Wordstream live from New York. | | |
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| | | Construction Employment Rose in 264 of 358 Areas in June YOY | | Arlington, VA, August 3, 2017ÂConstruction employment increased in 264 out of 358 metro areas between June 2016 and June 2017, declined in 57 and stagnated in 37, according to a analysis of federal employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America. | | |
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| | | Floors & More Taps CarrieAnne Lipides for Event Planning | | Auburn, MA, August 3, 2017ÂFloors & More, the buying group which includes the Big BobÂs Flooring Outlet franchise and the Floor To Ceiling membership group, announced that CarrieAnne Lapides had joined the company. | | |
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| | | James Macdonald II Named Winner of Newbrough CIM Scholarship | | Salem, NH, August 3, 2017ÂNora Systems, along with FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association and ARDEX Americas announces James Macdonald II as the 2017 recipient of the Bruce Newbrough Memorial Certified Installation Manager Program (CIM) Scholarship. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Rodney Mauter Discusses Lexmark's Expansion to Satisfy Increased Demand for Pattern Carpet | | August 3, 2017—Rodney Mauter, EVP Residential Business with Lexmark, and Kemp Harr discuss Lexmark's additional investments in tufting capacity | | |
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