| | | Apr 01, 2022 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | AHF Announces Price Increase on Select Products | | Mountville, PA, April 1, 202-AHF Products will increase prices on select hardwood, vinyl and TimberTru flooring products in the U.S. and Canada effective on shipments on April 28 or after. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Armstrong Flooring (AFI) Amends ABL to Extend Sales Process Another 30 Days | | Lancaster, PA, April 1, 2022—Armstrong has received several “non-binding” expressions of interest, and the creditors are giving the company an extra 30 days to pursue the sale of the company. | | |
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| | | | Construction Spending Rose 0.5% in February | | Washington, DC, April 1, 2022-Construction spending during February 2022 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,704.4 billion, 0.5% above the revised January estimate of $1,695.5 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | | |
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| | | | Bill Storey Named Midwest VP of Sales for Dixie Group | | Dalton, GA, April 1, 2022-- Bill Storey has joined The Dixie Group (TDG) as regional vice president of sales for the Midwest region. | | |
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| | | PG Flooring Invents & Employs Robotics to Compensate for Manpower Shortage | | Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Quebec, April 1, 2022-In December 2021, major projects valued at $4.6 million started in PG Flooring’s production plant, in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, with the installation of new custom-made robotic equipment. | | |
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| | | Purchasing Managers' Index Declined 1.5 Points to 57.1% in March | | Tempe, AZ, April 1, 2022—The March Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 57.1%, a decrease of 1.5 percentage points from the February reading of 58.6%, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. | | |
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| | | TCNA, NTCA, & CTDA Launch Fundraiser for Save the Children Ukraine | | Clemson, SC, April 1, 202— The Tile Council of North America (TCNA), the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), and the Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA) have launched a fundraiser for Save the Children’s humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and the region, to help protect and support children and their families. | | |
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| | | Employment Rose by 431K in March, Unemployment Down to 3.6% | | Washington, DC, April 1, 2022—Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 431,000 in March, and the unemployment rate declined to 3.6%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. | | |
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| | | INSTALL Expands Apprenticeship Program | | Washington, DC, April 1, 2022—INSTALL, a North American leader in floorcovering installation training and certification, has expanded its apprenticeship program to meet the industry’s increasing needs for more highly skilled installers. | | |
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| | | FCEF & Building Talent Foundation Partner to Fight Installer Crisis | | Dalton, GA, April 1, 2022—The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) and Building Talent Foundation (BTF) recently partnered to expand awareness of floorcovering trade careers and promote scholarships and training opportunities available. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | TM Nuckols Discusses Bill Storey's Background and New Role as a Regional VP at The Dixie Group | | April 1, 2022—TM Nuckols, President of the Dixie Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the addition of Bill Storey to Dixie’s sales leadership team | | |
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