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CARE names 2021 Recyclers, Persons of the Year

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and GreenWaste Carpet Recycling (San Jose, Calif.). GreenWaste Recovery opened GreenWaste Carpet Recycling in 2012 to collect, analyze, sort and process post-consumer carpeting, foam carpet padding, commercial broadloom carpet and carpet tiles throughout Northern California. and Kent Singleton of Georgia Carpet Recovery Center.

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Galleher acquires West Valley Hardwood

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“West Valley Hardwood’s reputation for customer service and providing the highest quality flooring products aligns perfectly with Galleher’s commitment to helping our customer’s keep the promises they make.”. West Valley Hardwood’s headquarters in Fife, Wash.,

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Mannington builds new rubber flooring facility

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Currently, the company’s San Jose, California-based facility manufactures these products, but due to the continued growth of the rubber business, the company has become “constrained in the current manufacturing footprint there,” according to Bob […]. —Mannington Mills is building a new facility in Calhoun, Ga.,

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Housing affordability falls to lowest level since Great Recession

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Taming housing costs will ultimately require building more homes, and it will be easier to increase production in more affordable smaller and mid-sized markets that are growing in population and attracting new businesses.”. Top five least affordable major housing markets—all located in California: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.

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Housing affordability nears two-year low

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As builders look to ramp up production, the work-at-home trend is contributing to a suburban shift , meaning that buyers have additional market power to shop for affordable markets.”. Other major metros at the bottom of the affordability chart were in California. At the very bottom of the affordability chart was Salinas, where 10.9%