| | | May 04, 2017 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Dixie Group Reports Sales Increase of 9.3% YOY for Q1 | | Dalton, GA, May 4, 2017ÂThe Dixie Group reported net sales of $97.5 million for Q1 2017, a 9.3% increase over Q1 2016Âs $89.2 million. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Mohawk Completes Acquisition of Bridgeport, AL Fiber Plant | | Bridgeport, AL, May 4, 2017ÂMohawkÂs acquisition of BeaulieuÂs Bridgeport, Alabama fiber plant has closed. | | |
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| | | | Orders for Manufactured Goods Up in March, 9th Consecutive Rise | | Washington, DC, May 4, 2017ÂNew orders for manufactured goods in March, up eight of the last nine months, increased $0.8 billion or 0.2% to $478.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. | | |
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| | | | Builder Confidence in 55+ Housing Market Positive in Q1 | | Washington, DC, May 4, 2017ÂDespite a 12-point drop from the previous quarter, builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market remains in positive territory for the first quarter of 2017 with a reading of 55, according to the National Association of Home Builders' 55+ Housing Market Index. | | |
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| | | Goods & Services Deficit Narrowed by $0.1 Billion in March | | Washington, DC, May 4, 2017ÂThe goods and services deficit was $43.7 billion in March, down $0.1 billion from $43.8 billion in February, revised, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced. | | |
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| | | Initial Jobless Claims Fell Slightly in April | | Washington, DC, May 4, 2017Â In the week ending April 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 238,000, a decrease of 19,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 257,000, reports the Department of Labor. | | |
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| | | Heppner Hardwoods Earns NWFA/NOFMA Mill Certification | | St. Louis, MO, May 4, 2017ÂThe National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has announced that Heppner Hardwoods, Inc., in Azusa, California, has earned the NWFA/NOFMA Mill Certification. | | |
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