WFB EditorsNewsWFB Briefs: Floor & Decor to Open Rhode Island Store, PID Floors Announces ‘Beyond the Surface’ Video SeriesFloor & Decor will open a warehouse store and design center in Warwick, R.I., on Aug. 29. The store will be led by a team of 50 full-time and part-time associates.August 26, 2024HumorTime to Vote: Choose the Funniest Caption for this Old-Timey GuyWFB rounded up some of the funniest caption contest submissions for this image, and now it’s time for you to pick the winner.August 26, 2024NewsKährs Sales Fall 11% in Q2 2024Kährs Group (Nybro, Sweden) reported a net sales decline of 11% from the second quarter of 2023 to the second quarter of 2024, bringing in SEK 671 million ($65.89 million USD).August 26, 2024NewsNew Single-Family Home Sales Up 10.6% in JulyNewly built, single-family home sales in July rose 10.6% to a 739,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.August 26, 2024NewsNAR: Existing-Home Sales Rose in July After Four-Month DownturnExisting-home sales increased 1.3% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.95 million, ending a four-month sales decline that began in March, according to the National Association of Realtors.August 26, 2024NewsMissouri Homeowner Discovers Unusual SubfloorWhen homeowner Clayton Carson set about to install new floors in his new Springfield, Mo., home, he came across a historical discovery, according to a KTVI report.August 26, 2024NewsSaint-Gobain Acquires Chemical Firm for $815 MillionSaint-Gobain, the worldwide construction materials company and parent company of Norton Abrasives, acquired Ovniver Group, a Mexico-based supplier of construction chemicals, for $815 million.August 21, 2024NewsHouzz Annual Building, Design Student Scholarship OpenApplications for Houzz’s annual building, remodeling and design student scholarships are open between now and March 31.August 21, 2024NewsLowe’s Second Quarter Sales Down 5.1%Lowe’s reported sales of $23.6 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2024, a 5.1% decrease from $25.0 billion in the second quarter of 2023.August 21, 2024NewsCanadian Housing Starts Jump 16% in JulyHousing starts in Canada increased 16% month-over-month in July, rising to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 279,509 units, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.August 21, 2024Previous PagePage 46 of 982Next PageTop StoriesContractingBlending Personality With Practicality: See the Winners of the 2025 WFB Truck and Van ContestGet ready to rev your engines and roll into the world of wood flooring pros’ work vehicles. The WFB Truck & Van Contest celebrates pros' trucks and vans with categories for Best Exterior Graphics, Most Organized Interior, Most Unusual Work Vehicle and Biggest Disaster.DesignAnimator’s Studio is Transformed With a Herringbone Pencil FloorSubfloor PrepSelf-Leveler 101: How We Do It Before Installing Wood FlooringParquetTransformative Flooring Design Illuminates HomeSponsor ContentAbsco's Waterborne Line-up
