| | | Mar 11, 2025 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Small Business Optimism Declined 2.1 Points to 100.7 in February | | Washington, DC, March 11, 2025—The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell by 2.1 points in February to 100.7. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Coverings Announces 2025 Event Programming | | Orlando, FL, March 11, 2025––Coverings (coverings.com) has announced today an expanded roster of both new and returning programs and activations for Coverings 2025. | | |
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| | | | Construction Backlog Indicator Fell to 8.3 Months in February | | Washington, DC, March 11, 2025—Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.3 months in February, according to an ABC member survey conducted February 20 to March 5. The reading is up 0.2 months since February 2024. | | |
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| | | | Brett Porter Named President of InteriorWorx Commercial Flooring | | Tempe, AZ, March 11, 2025-Brett Porter has been named president of InteriorWorx Commercial Flooring. | | |
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| | | Job Openings Flat at 7.7 Million in January | | Washington, DC, March 11, 2025-The number of job openings was little changed at 7.7 million in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. | | |
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| | | Customs Seizes 10,400 Boxes of Counterfeit Flooring in Baltimore | | Baltimore, MD, March 11, 2025-"U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized over 10,000 cases of vinyl flooring tiles in Baltimore on February 25 after trademark holders confirmed that the trademarks were counterfeit,” reports the America Journal of Transportation. | | |
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| | | China Imposes Ban on U.S. Log Imports | | St. Louis, MO, March 11, 2025—"On March 4, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) announced that China has imposed a ban U.S. log imports based on the ‘quarantine of forest pests such as bark beetles and longhorn beetles,’” reports Hardwood Floors Magazine. | | |
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| | | Port Activity Expected to Remain Bustling Through Spring | | Washington, DC, March 11, 2025—Amid continuing tariff turmoil, imports at the nation’s major container ports are expected to remain elevated through this spring but volume could see year-over-year drops this summer, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Brett Porter Discusses His New Role as President of InteriorWorx Commercial Flooring | | March 11, 2025—Brett Porter, newly appointed President of InteriorWorx commercial flooring business, and Kemp Harr discuss the team Brett is put | | |
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