WFB Briefs: Milwaukee Tool Opens Mississippi Facility, Floor & Decor Opens Baltimore Location

Oct 9, 2024

Milwaukee Tool opened a manufacturing facility in Grenada County, Miss.

Milwaukee Tool opened a manufacturing facility in Grenada County, Miss.

Courtesy of Milwaukee Tool.

Milwaukee Tool opened a manufacturing facility in Grenada County, Miss., which will be the company’s eighth location in the state. It will employ more than 800 people.
Floor & Decor opened its third warehouse and design center in the Baltimore area. It will be located in Owings Mills, Md., and employ about 50 people.

Flooring Sustainability Summit Announces 2025 Keynote Speakers

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Makita Releases XDefence XGT Communication Adapter

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Zillow: Lower Mortgage Rate Expected to Increase Home Sales, Purchases in March

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Harvard: Home Remodeling Market Hit $611 Billion in 2022

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Single-Family Existing-Home Sales Increased 5.7% in February

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ABC: Government Apprenticeships Programs Don’t Meet Construction Workforce Needs

Federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs are failing to meet the construction industry’s short- and long-term skilled workforce development needs, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis.

Builder Confidence Hits Lowest Level in Seven Months

Builder confidence for newly built single-family homes fell to 39 in March, down three points from February and the lowest level in seven months, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

Single-Family Housing Starts Up 11.4% in February

Single-family starts increased 11.4% from January to February to a 1.11 million seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Canadian Housing Starts Down 4% in February

Canada’s housing starts decreased 4% from January to February to a seasonally adjusted rate of 229,030 units, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Bjelin Consolidates Companies into Bjelin Group, Names Fredrik Alfredsson CEO

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ATWF Podcast: Brad Rushing Discusses Being a Retailer in a Luxury Florida Market

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Cali Launches Varietals Flooring Collection

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