| | | Sep 01, 2022 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | AHF Moving Wood Flooring Production to WV, KY & TN, Closing PA Factory | | Mountville, PA, September 1, 2022—AHF Products announced it will move manufacturing of select solid and engineered wood flooring products to its Beverly, West Virginia; Somerset, Kentucky; and Only, Tennessee facilities in the U.S and will be closing its factory in Titusville, Pennsylvania, where these products are currently made. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Construction Spending Declined 0.4% in July | | Washington, DC, September 1, 2022—Construction spending during July 2022 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,777.3 billion, 0.4% below the revised June estimate of $1,784.3 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | | |
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| | | | Initial Jobless Claims Down 5,000 in Week Ending August 27 | | Washington, DC, September 1, 2022—In the week ending August 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor. | | |
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| | | | Labor Productivity Declined 4.1% in Q2 | | Washington, DC, September 1, 2022—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased 4.1% in Q2 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output decreased 1.4% and hours worked increased 2.7%. | | |
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| | | Vinyl Sustainability Council Highlights +Vantage Vinyl Program | | Washington, DC, September 1, 2022—The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, is raising the awareness of the council’s +Vantage Vinyl-verified companies by launching a collaboration with Ecomedes. | | |
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| | | Robbie Barajas Named VP of Logistics for Louisville Tile | | Louisville, KY, September 1, 2022-Louisville Tile Distributors has announced the appointment of Robbie Barajas as the firm’s new vice president of logistics. | | |
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| | | Purchasing Managers Index Flat in August | | Tempe, AZ, September 1, 2022—The August Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered 52.8%, the same reading as recorded in July, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the 27th month in a row after contraction in April and May 2020. | | |
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