NewsWFB Caption Contest Winner: ‘The Secret Stairs’WFB EditorsJun 17, 2019We asked you to submit your caption suggestions for this photo, and our online readers voted.Log in to view the full article We asked you to submit your caption suggestions for this photo, and our online readers voted. Congratulations to repeat-winner Kevin Watts of Island Hardwood Renew in Gabriola, B.C.! In addition to being featured in our June/July 2019 issue, Watts will receive a Wood Floor Business T-shirt. Other favorite submissions included: “You’ll be able to get the big machine upstairs, right?” – Glenn Harris of Town & County Floor Designs in Oakdale, N.Y. “Can you do this little closet, too? I know it isn’t on the quote.” – Ulises Carrillo of Mandala Flooring in San Diego Keep an eye out in our E-News, Facebook and Instagram for the next WFB Caption Contest. Check out Watts’s previous winning caption from our April/May 2019 issue here.Read NextNewsCanada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Forecasts Weak Growth in 2024May 8, 2024RecommendedSponsoredRecognizing Retail Excellence: Enter the 2024 WFB Outstanding Retailer AwardsNewsFestool USA to Host Build-Off for CharityNewsSingle-Family Existing-Home Sales Prices Rise in 93% of Metro AreasNewsLL Flooring Reports Loss of $27.4 Million in 2024 Q1Related StoriesNewsLifelong Wood Flooring Pro John Pankratz Jr. of Kelly-Goodwin Dies at 63NewsFloor & Decor Opens First New York City LocationNewsLatest Listings in the WFB Buy/Sell/Trade Facebook Group: Hummels, Edgers, Multi-DiscSponsor ContentRecognizing Retail Excellence: Enter the 2024 WFB Outstanding Retailer AwardsMore in NewsNewsCanada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Forecasts Weak Growth in 2024The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its annual report forecasting economic insights and housing trends for 2024 and beyond.SponsoredRecognizing Retail Excellence: Enter the 2024 WFB Outstanding Retailer AwardsWood Floor BusinessEntry forms for the 2024 WFB Outstanding Retailer Awards are open. The deadline to submit is June 1 at 5 p.m. CST.NewsFestool USA to Host Build-Off for CharityFestool USA, alongside partners Rubio Monocoat and Shaper Tools, will host a Build-Off for charity on May 9–10.NewsSingle-Family Existing-Home Sales Prices Rise in 93% of Metro AreasSingle-family existing-home sales prices rose in 93% of metro areas—205 of 221—in the first quarter of 2024, up from 86% in the prior quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors.NewsLL Flooring Reports Loss of $27.4 Million in 2024 Q1LL Flooring reported an operating loss for the first quarter of $27.4 million, versus a loss of $13.2 million in the same quarter of 2023.NewsLifelong Wood Flooring Pro John Pankratz Jr. of Kelly-Goodwin Dies at 63Industry veteran John Pankratz Jr. Pankratz passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 14 at the age of 63.NewsBona Seeks Territory Manager for Virginia AreaBona US is looking for a territory manager to cover the territory of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C., and Eastern Pennsylvania.NewsWFB Briefs: Cali CEO a Finalist for Award; Small Business Owners Support TikTok BanDoug Jackson, president and CEO of Cali, has been named an Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist, and a survey finds small business owners support a ban on TikTok.NewsFloor & Decor Sales Down in Q1 2024Floor & Decor reported net sales of $1,097.3 million in the first quarter of 2024, a decrease of 2.2% from the first quarter of 2023.NewsConstruction Industry Adds 9,000 Jobs in AprilThe construction industry added 9,000 jobs in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis.NewsMarch Construction Spending Down From FebruaryConstruction spending during March 2024 was 0.2 percent below the February estimate but 9.6 percent above the March 2023 estimate.NewsFloor & Decor Opens First New York City LocationFloor & Decor is opening its first location in New York City today. The 129,000-square-foot store is in Brooklyn.PodcastsLatest on the ATWF Podcast: Low Country Flooring's Kent Rogerson and Jamie LambertOn this episode, Kent Rogerson and Jamie Lambert of South Carolina’s Low Country Flooring talk about how they started the business despite never having seen the tools of trade and then managed to build their business to be among the industry's elite.Page 1 of 801Next PageResource BookLooking for a specific product or a company? Wood Floor Business has the only comprehensive database of the industry.Learn MorePodcastsAll Things Wood Floor, created by Wood Floor Business magazine, talks to interesting wood flooring pros to share knowledge, stories and tips on everything to do with wood flooring, from installation, sanding and finishing to business management.Learn More