Home prices fell 1.4 percent in the first
quarter compared to a year earlier, the first decline year-over-year since
1991, according the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index released today.
Sales of existing homes fell last month to the
lowest marks in four years, according to a report released today by the
National Association of Realtors.
Taco Inc.’s new FloPro Team will help hydronics contractors
grow their businesses by way of training, field and technical support, and a
range of consumer marketing and promotion materials.
The Louisiana Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors, the United Association and the Mechanical Contractors Association of Louisiana helped to successfully defeat legislation that would have reduced licensing standards to meet a demand for post-hurricane workers.
The New York Post
reported on its Web site today that the complicated HD Supply distribution
business is affecting Home Depot Inc.’s attempts at selling the wholesale arm
of the retail giant.
The Home Depot said May 15 that it still hasn’t made a
decision on the fate of its wholesale distribution business, HD Supply, three
months after announcing it would consider selling the division.
The Kohler Co. board of directors has elected
David Kohler executive vice president of Kohler Co., a corporate officer
responsible for the company’s Kitchen & Bath Group and Technical Services.