WFB Briefs: 19% Growth in LEED-Certified Homes; Hitachi Tools Now Hikoki; INSTALL Gives Back

Aug 12, 2019

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) reports that the number of LEED-certified homes has grown 19% since 2017 and reached an all-time high with nearly 500,000 single-family and multifamily homes. The full report can be found here.

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LL Flooring Receives Another Takeover Offer—For Less Than Half of Most Recent Offer

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LL Flooring Receives Another Takeover Offer—For Less Than Half of Most Recent Offer

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LL Flooring Receives Another Takeover Offer—For Less Than Half of Most Recent Offer

LL Flooring has received another takeover offer, this time for $2.50 per share in cash—less than half the price offered by the same company last October.

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Latest Listings in the WFB Buy/Sell/Trade Facebook Group: Hummels, Edgers, Multi-Disc

See the latest used items for sale in the Wood Floor Business Buy/Sell/Trade Facebook Group.

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Choose the Best Caption for Old-Timey Installer Guy

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WFB Briefs: Pending Home Sales; MAPEI's Indy Car; FCICA Scholarship

Pending home sales increased, MAPEI is sponsoring an Indy car driven by Marco Andretti, and FCICA scholarships are now available.

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Mohawk Profits Jump 31% in First Quarter of 2024

Mohawk Industries Inc.'s (Calhoun, Ga.) first quarter net earnings were $105 million, more than 31% above the $80 million in net earnings in the first quarter of 2023.

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Éric Larouche Appointed EVP at Lauzon

Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood (Papineauville, Quebec) has promoted Éric Larouche to executive vice president.

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CFI Announces New Board Leadership

Certified Flooring Installers announced the new leadership on its board. Rod Von Busch, vice president of operations at CDI Floors, is the new CFE new board chair, succeeding Don Styka.

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McMinnville Manufacturing, Longtime NOFMA Manufacturer, Closes Doors

McMinnville Manufacturing Company (McMinnville, Tenn.) stopped operations on April 18.

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