WFB Briefs: J.J. Haines Award Ceremony

Nov 11, 2016

J.J. Haines & Company (Glen Burnie, Md.) will host its second annual Supplier Reliability Award Ceremony on Jan. 19 at the Border Grill at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nev. The event will begin at 8 a.m.

WFB Briefs: RealTruck and Makita To Award Truck Upgrades, FCITS Adds Paul Sneed as Instructor, and More

August 12, 2026

Think Like A Brand: Why Your Flooring Business Needs A Real Identity

Contractor Backlog Falls to Lowest Level Since January

California, Texas, Florida Drive Over 20% of Remodeling Spending

Residential Building Wage Growth Slows to 1%

WFB Briefs: RealTruck and Makita To Award Truck Upgrades, FCITS Adds Paul Sneed as Instructor, and More

Enter the RealTruck/Makita truck upgrade sweepstakes, FCITS adds Paul Sneed as instructor, and more.

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Contractor Backlog Falls to Lowest Level Since January

Associated Builders and Contractors' Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.0 months in July, the lowest level since January and 0.8 months below both the June reading and its level a year ago, according to an ABC member survey.

California, Texas, Florida Drive Over 20% of Remodeling Spending

California held the largest share of U.S. remodeling spending in the first quarter of 2026 at 8.0%, or $22.2 billion, followed by Texas (7.3%, or $20.2 billion) and Florida (5.5%, or $15.4 billion), according to the second edition of the National Association of Home Builders' State Projections of Remodeling.

Residential Building Wage Growth Slows to 1%

Average hourly earnings for residential building workers rose 1.0% year-over-year in June to $39.74 per hour, down sharply from a peak increase of 9.4% in mid-2024, according to a National Association of Home Builders analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Existing-Home Sales Slip in July

Existing-home sales fell 1.7% from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million in July, up 0.7% year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Amazon Seizure Captures 280,000 Cubic Meters of Illegal Wood

Law enforcement agencies from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru coordinated with UAE’s International Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate to seize 280,450 cubic meters of illegally harvested wood during Operation Green Shield 2026 in July, according to a report by Reuters.

Redfin: Starter-Home Affordability Improves as Price Growth Slows

Buyers needed to earn $70,693 a year to afford the typical U.S. starter home in June, down 1.5% from a year earlier, marking the eighth straight month of improvement, according to a report from Redfin.

Residential Construction Adds Jobs for First Time in Four Months

Residential construction employment rose by 2,100 in July, the sector's first monthly gain in four months, according to a National Association of Home Builders analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Dixie Group Q2 Sales Flat

The Dixie Group (Dalton, Ga.) reported second-quarter net sales of $68.6 million, essentially flat with a year earlier, and net income from continuing operations of $1.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, down from $1.3 million.

WFCA Promotes Staten to COO

The World Floor Covering Association (Dalton, Ga.) promoted Freida Staten to chief operating officer, where she will oversee membership experience, education and training, strategic partnerships and initiatives across WFCA and its affiliated organizations.

Connor Sports Installs Hardwood Court at Chicago Board of Trade

Connor Sports (Crystal Falls, Mich.), a Gerflor company, installed a custom hardwood half-court in the trading pit of the Chicago Board of Trade for the Chicago finals of the Jordan Brand "The One" one-on-one global basketball tournament, held July 24.

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Construction Job Openings Up 36% From a Year Ago

There were 305,000 construction job openings on the last day of June, a monthly increase of 14,000, and year-over-year increase of 81,000, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

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