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Walmart will steer furniture and appliance suppliers to onshore manufacturing to the U.S., pledging to buy $50 billion more in U.S. sourced products, and plans a U.S. manufacturing summit this summer.

Company also commits to offer a job to honorably discharged veterans and expects to hire 100,000 over next five years

World demand for flooring and carpets is expected to rise 4.9 percent annually to 18.6 billion square meters in 2016. In value terms, demand for floor coverings is projected to advance 6.8 percent per year to $270 billion, according to a new study by The Freedonia Group, Inc.

The Window & Door Manufacturers Assn. released today a comprehensive legislative and regulatory policy agenda for 2013, outlining a number of policies that are top priorities for the window, door and skylight industry.

In order to meet customers’ requirements for specialty application extrusions, Outwater has augmented its line for 2013 with the introduction of new profiles, colors and materials.

GreenWizard today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association. GreenWizard’s Product Management Workflow will now include level Certified Furniture eligible for LEED credits.

Columbia Radius Bending Plywood has been named a 2012 Architectural Products Magazine Top 50 Readers’ Choice finalist. Applications for Radius Bending Plywood include rounded furniture designs, curved cabinet ends or islands, rounded wall units and columns, arches and arched casings.