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Following a downwardly revised September reading, new home sales jumped 10.7 percent in October to a 495,000-unit pace. Inventories rose during the month, but are volatile during the seasonally slow period....

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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had decreased moderately in October, declined further in November. The Index now stands at 90.4 (1985100), down from 99.1 in October....

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The Pellet Fuels Institute has announced the qualification of pellet fuel manufacturer Energex into the Pellet Fuels Institute (PFI) Standards Program, a third-party accreditation program providing specifications for residential and commercial-grade pellet...

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Beauty may come from the inside, but builders looking to grow home sales in 2016 would do well to start outside with the home’s exterior. Consider these stats...

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Brown Jordan Outdoor Kitchens, the nation’s premier stainless-steel outdoor kitchen manufacturer, today announced it has joined the Network of Executive Women in Hospitality (NEWH), a networking organization for the hospitality industry that provides...

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One of the industry’s leading outdoor furniture manufacturers, Telescope Casual Furniture, has signed a long-term lease with Las Vegas Market. Telescope Casual will debut their new showroom at Las Vegas Market’s Winter event, Jan. 24-28, 2016,...

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A few weeks back we received this email from Stan Hayes, executive director and co-founder of Operation BBQ Relief. “I wanted to give you an update on our recent deployment. We were in South Carolina for 10 days for the flooding, and served...

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Through August 2015, retail sales excluding automobiles and food services, trail that from last year by .4 percent. To date, retail sales of $2.327,435 million lags the $2,337,399 million spent at retail through August 2014....

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Blaze King is sad to announce the passing of a dear friend, Charles “Garth” Bates on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. Garth and his brother Syd purchased Valley Comfort Systems in 1988 and, in March of 1998, purchased the U.S. operation of Blaze King...

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Tropitone Furniture Company announces the addition of Curve, a collection of outdoor pool furniture with a modern twist. Created using the Rotoform process, Curve is an environmentally-friendly, durable, and easy-to-clean polymer product....

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