News
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Mysterious New Disease Begins Killing Off Beech Trees
by WFB Editors | February 4, 2019 11:00 AM
A new disease has begun killing beech trees, and plant scientists are unsure why, according to The Ohio State University Plant Pathology...
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Construction Employment Hits 11-Year Peak in January
by WFB Editors | February 4, 2019 10:53 AM
Construction employment increased 4.7 percent—by 338,000 jobs—year-over-year in January, according to an analysis by the Associated General...
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HomeAdvisor Airs Pre-Game Super Bowl Commercial
by WFB Editors | February 4, 2019 10:47 AM
HomeAdvisor (Golden, Colo.) ran a 30-second commercial during the national Super Bowl pre-game show on CBS Sunday, Feb. 3. The ad features two men...
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PID Floors Warns of Fraudulent Email Address Circulating
by WFB Editors | February 4, 2019 10:41 AM
PID Floors (New York) sent out a notice warning clients that an email address similar to the company’s has been reaching out to customers and...
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WFB Caption Winner: ‘Vintage Guys in a Tree’
by WFB Editors | February 4, 2019 10:37 AM
We asked you to submit your caption suggestions for this photo, and our online readers voted. Congratulations to winner Chuck Kutchera of...
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Bona’s 2019 Certified Craftsman Convention Begins Feb. 6
by WFB Editors | February 4, 2019 10:34 AM
Bona US’s (Englewood, Colo.) fourth Bona Certified Craftsman Convention begins this week, Feb. 6–8 in Charlotte, N.C. The event is slated to be...
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Construction Spending Inches Upward in November
by WFB Editors | February 4, 2019 10:34 AM
Construction spending grew 0.8 percent to $1.29 trillion in November 2018 compared with October 2018 and was 3.4 percent above November 2017...
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WFB Design Awards Deadline Tomorrow: Submit Your Best Wood Floors
by WFB Editors | January 31, 2019 10:45 AM
There is only one day left to submit your best wood floors from the last year to the WFB Design Awards. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 1, at noon...
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New Home Sales Jump 16.9 Percent in November
by WFB Editors | January 31, 2019 10:44 AM
Sales of new single family homes surged 16.9 percent in November compared with October, climbing to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 657,000,...
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Xpress Global Systems Relocates Dallas Location to Upgraded Facility
by WFB Editors | January 31, 2019 10:44 AM
Xpress Global Systems (Chattanooga, Tenn.), a logistics provider for the floor covering industry, announced that it has relocated its Dallas service...