| | | Jun 14, 2018 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Interface to Acquire Nora | | Atlanta, GA, June 14, 2018ÂInterface has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nora Systems in a stock purchase transaction valued at approximately $420 million. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Retail Sales Rose 5.9% YOY in May | | Washington, DC, June 14, 2018ÂAdvance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for May 2018 were $502.0 billion, an increase of 0.8% from the previous month, and 5.9% above May 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | | |
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| | | | Five Manus. Announced Living Product Certifications at NeoCon | | Chicago, IL, June 13, 2018ÂFive different manufacturers are celebrating ten Living Product certifications at NeoCon 2018, bringing the total number of Living Product certifications to 20. | | |
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| | | | Imports & Export Prices Rose in May | | Washington, DC, June 14, 2018ÂPrices for U.S. imports increased 0.6% for the second consecutive month in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. | | |
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| | | Construction Costs Rose 8.8% in May | | Washington, DC, June 14, 2018ÂConstruction costs accelerated again in May, 8.8% overall, with steep increases for a wide range of building and road materials, including many that are subject to tariffs that could drive prices still higher, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new Labor Department data. | | |
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| | | JCHS Releases 2018 State of Nation's Housing Report | | Cambridge, MA, June 14, 2018ÂSince the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies first released its seminal State of the NationÂs Housing report in 1988, more than 40 million housing units have been built in the U.S., the country has added 27 million new households, and last yearÂs national homeownership rate of 63.9% was very close to the 64% rate of the late 1980s. | | |
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| | | Emser & Havwoods' Products Co-Winners of HD Product Awards | | Los Angeles, CA, June 14, 2018ÂEmser TileÂs Borigni series won the flooring category of the 14th annual HD Product Awards, alongside co-winner, Hand Grade from Havwoods International. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Royce Epstein Discusses Mohawk's Award Winning Fiber at NeoCon 2018 | | June 14, 2018—Royce Epstein, A&D design director with Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss Mohawk's Best of NeoCon award for a carpet fiber called | | |
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