Al's Column

October 27/November 3, 2014; Volume 28/Number 10 By FCNews staff HOMES SALES UP: Sales of newly built, single-family homes inched up 0.2% in September to a...

October 13/20, 2014; Volume 28/Number 9 By FCNews staff FLOORED NAMED: Got You Floored has been named by the Triad Business Journal to the Fast 50...

Feb. 17/24 2014, Volume 27/number 21 By FCNews staff REGISTRY PUBLISHED: The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute rolled out a new product registry that allows...

Dec. 9/16 2013; Volume 27/number 16 By FCNews staff HOUSING UP: Markets in 54 out of the approximately 350 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded...

Nov. 18/25 2013; Volume 27/number 15 By FCNews staff AFFORDABILITY DECLINES: Strengthening home prices and increased interest rates contributed to lower housing affordability in the third...

Nov. 4/11 2013; Volume 27/number 14 By FCNews staff UNEMPLOYMENT LOW: Construction employment rose by 20,000 in September, and the industry’s unemployment rate fell to a six-year...

Oct. 7/14, 2013; Volume 27/number 12 By FCNews Staff AMERICAN-MADE: The ‘Made in America’ revival is growing, with a majority of manufacturing executives now ready to...

August 19/26 2013; Volume 27/number 9 By FCNews Staff CUSTOMER LOYALTY: Good—and bad—customer service interactions affect brand loyalty, according to survey results from Dimensional Research/ZenDesk (information...