Legno Bastone Wide Plank Flooring Opens Gallery in Florida

Jul 28, 2025

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Flooring supplier Legno Bastone Wide Plank Flooring opened a gallery in Bradenton, Fla.

On July 22, owner Araceli Paleo welcomed guests to a reception adorned in a rose gold theme for her boutique gallery, Premiere Collection.

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Motorsports Driver Makes Debut With Bruce Hardwood, Armstrong Flooring Logos

July 28, 2025

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U.S. Forest Service Invests $80 Million to Expand Timber Market

PID Floors Wins Flooring Sustainability Summit Award

Canada Housing Market Cools Due to Trade Tensions, Economic Uncertainty

Motorsports Driver Makes Debut With Bruce Hardwood, Armstrong Flooring Logos

Motorsports racing driver Sam Corry made his ARCA Menards Series debut on July 26 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, piloting a Toyota adorned with the Bruce Hardwood and Armstrong Flooring logos, sponsored by RiteRug Flooring.

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U.S. Forest Service Invests $80 Million to Expand Timber Market

The U.S. Forest Service is awarding $80 million in Wood Innovation Grants to spur wood products manufacturing and expand forest management.

PID Floors Wins Flooring Sustainability Summit Award

PID Floors received the 2025 Top Residential Project in the U.S. award for its Stone Harbor beach house project during this year’s Flooring Sustainability Summit Project Design Awards.

Canada Housing Market Cools Due to Trade Tensions, Economic Uncertainty

Canada’s housing market will continue to cool in 2025 due to trade tensions, economic uncertainty, slower population growth and increasing unemployment, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s 2025 Summer Housing Market Outlook.

Stephanie Owen Named President, CEO of NWFA

The National Wood Flooring Association appointed Stephanie Owen its new president and CEO.

Mohawk Q2 Sales Flat, Earnings Down 7.1%

Mohawk Industries Inc. announced second-quarter 2025 net earnings of $147 million, a 7.1% decrease from 2024’s second-quarter net earnings of $158 million.

Virginia Spontaneous Combustion Fire Causes Over $1 Million in Damage

A two-alarm fire caused by the spontaneous combustion of “stained-soaked rags” and sawdust at a Kingstowne, Va., townhome resulted in over $1 million in damage, according to a news release from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

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Existing-Home Sales Fell 2.7% in June

Existing-home sales fell 2.7% from May to June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.93 million, according to the National Association of Realtors. There was no change in sales year over year.

Milwaukee Tool Introduces Packout Rack Kit

Milwaukee Tool’s Packout Rack Kit eliminates common job site frustrations, such as disorganization, wasted space and tool movement during transit, by offering a more secure way to access and store tools and materials, the company says.

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Slower Growth Projected for Home Remodeling in 2026

Year-over-year spending for home renovation and repair increased by 1.2% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies’ latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity report.

Construction Sector Faces Challenges Amid Declining Business Activity

The construction sector showed a continued decline in business sentiment from the second quarter of 2025 into the third quarter, according to the Houzz U.S. Renovation Barometer report.

Nearly 15% of Pending Home Sales Fell Through in June

Just over 57,000 home-sale agreements nationwide were canceled in June, representing 14.9% of the homes that went under contract that month, according to a Redfin analysis of Multiple Listing Network data.

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