| | | Jul 17, 2024 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Housing Starts Rose 3% in June | | Washington, DC, July 17, 2024—Privately-owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,353,000, 3.0% above the revised May estimate of 1,314,000 but 4.4% below the June 2023 rate of 1,415,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Inaugural Flooring Sustainability Summit Begins Today in D.C. | | Arlington, VA, July 17, 2024-The inaugural Flooring Sustainability Summit begins today in Washington, D.C., running through tomorrow. | | |
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| | | | Mortgage Applications Rose 3.9% in Week Ending July 12 | | Washington, DC, July 17, 2024-Mortgage applications increased 3.9% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending July 12, 2024. | | |
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| | | | EPA Announces $160M in Grants Supporting Clean Construction | | Washington, DC, July 17, 2024-On July 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 38 grant recipients across the country, totaling nearly $160 million, to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials and products. | | |
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| | | Belknap White, JJ Haines & Swiff-Train Unite as UCX | | Mansfield, MA, July 17, 2024-The Belknap White Group, JJ Haines & Company, and Swiff-Train Company have unified under a new brand, UCX-the Ultimate Customer Experience in flooring distribution. | | |
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| | | Mohawk Publishes 15th Impact Report, Surfaces with Purpose | | Calhoun, GA, July 17, 2024-Mohawk Industries has published its 15th annual impact report, Surfaces with Purpose, which documents the company’s 2023 progress toward its sustainability goals. | | |
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| | | Sika Breaks Ground on Mortar Production Plant in New Jersey | | Upper Deerfield Township, NJ, July 17, 2024—Sika has broken ground for a new state-of-the-art 250,000 square foot mortar production plant in New Jersey, expected to be in operation in late 2025. | | |
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| | | Real Estate Market Struggles Impacting Bond Market | | New York, NY, July 17, 2024—"The commercial real-estate meltdown is spilling over into the bond market,” reports the Wall Street Journal. | | |
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| | | Stonepeak Forms Partnership with Louisville Tile | | Cincinnati, OH, July 17, 2024—Stonepeak, a U.S. manufacturer of porcelain, has announced a new partnership with Louisville Tile, awarding it distribution rights in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. | | |
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| | | Bjelin Grows U.S. Team | | Helsingborg, Sweden, July 17, 2024—Bjelin has significantly expanded its U.S. team from ten to 25 members over the past year in response to increased demand for the company’s flooring products. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Bill Griese Discusses Vision for Initiating Flooring Sustainability Summit in Washington D.C. | | July 17, 2024—Bill Griese, Deputy Executive Director of the TCNA (Tile Council of North America), and Kemp Harr discuss the vision behind this w | | |
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