| | | May 17, 2023 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | April Housing Starts Up 2.2% from March but Down 22.3% YOY | | Washington, DC, May 17, 2023—Privately-owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,401,000, 2.2% above the revised March estimate of 1,371,000 but 22.3% below the April 2022 rate of 1,803,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | NFA Adds Jordans Flooring as a Member | | Cincinnati, OH, May 17, 2023-The National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) has added a new member: Jordans Flooring. | | |
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| | | | Shaw Promotes Knowles and West to New Roles | | Cartersville, GA, May 17, 2023—Shaw Industries announces two key leadership changes to further strengthen the company's commercial division; Brenda Knowles has been named vice president of commercial customer experience, and Jeff West has been named vice president of commercial marketing and product development. | | |
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| | | | HMTX Names Gao as Director, Global Sustainability & Quality Assurance | | Norwalk, CT, May 17, 2023—HMTX Industries announced the promotion of Lin Gao to director, global sustainability & quality assurance. | | |
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| | | B.I.G. Yarns Rolls Out SustainableYarns Platform | | Wielsbeke, Belgium, May 17, 2023—B.I.G. Yarns has unveiled its new “SustainableYarns” platform at Clerkenwell Design Week. | | |
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| | | The Post-Covid Return to Office Has Stalled | | New York, NY, May 17, 2023—"When average city office-occupancy rates at the start of the year surpassed 50% for the first time during the pandemic, many landlords viewed this milestone as a sign that employees were finally resuming their former work habits,” reports the Wall Street Journal. | | |
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| | | Mortgage Applications Declined 5.7% in Week Ending May 12 | | Washington, DC, May 17, 2023—Mortgage applications decreased 5.7% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 12, 2023. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Brenda Knowles and Jeff West Discuss Their Expanded Roles with Shaw's Commercial Business | | May 17, 2023—Brenda Knowles and Jeff West, VP of Commercial Customer Experience and VP of Commercial Marketing, respectively, and Kemp Harr disc | | |
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