Indicating that builders continue to view the market for new single-family homes as stable and healthy, the National Association of Home Builders' Housing Market Index (HMI) for June remained unchanged from a revised 60 reading in the previous month.
The number of people filing for state unemployment insurance rose slightly last week, by 6,000, to a seasonally adjusted 390,000 for the week ended June 8.
The Public Relations Society of America recently presented its Silver Anvil award to Boston-based public relations agency Clarke & Company for having the year's best corporate community relations program.