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Century Flooring & Custer Form Strategic Partnership

Century Flooring & Custer Form Strategic Partnership

Grand Rapids, MI, October 3, 2023-Custer, a commercial interiors specialist, is proud to announce a strategic merger with Century Flooring, a flooring and installation company serving the Grand Rapids area since 1993.

Cersaie 2023 Attendance Up 9% to 99,300

Cersaie 2023 Attendance Up 9% to 99,300

Bologna, IT, October 3, 2023-The 40th Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings held in the Bologna exhibition center from September 25 to 29, registered 99,319 visitors over the five days of the show, an increase of 8.8% compared to last year’s edition.

Job Openings Rose to 9.6M in August

Job Openings Rose to 9.6M in August

Washington, DC, October 3, 2023—The number of job openings increased to 9.6 million on the last business day of August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Construction Spending Rose 0.5% to $1,983B in August

Construction Spending Rose 0.5% to $1,983B in August

Washington, DC, October 2, 2023-Construction spending during August 2023 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,983.5 billion, 0.5% above the revised July estimate of $1,973.7 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Construction Employment Rose in 62% of Metro Areas in August

Construction Employment Rose in 62% of Metro Areas in August

Washington, DC, October 2, 2023-Construction employment, not seasonally adjusted, rose from August 2022 in 223 (62%) of the 358 metro areas (including divisions of larger metros), fell in 79 (22%), and was unchanged in 56, according to an Associated General Contractors analysis of Department of Labor data.

Novalam Innovacion SA Signs Agreement with I4F

Novalam Innovacion SA Signs Agreement with I4F

Turnhout, Belgium, October 2, 2023–I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced that Novalam Innovacion SA has signed an I4F drop-lock technologies license agreement for its entry into the global stone polymer core (SPC) flooring market.

Louisville Tile Wraps Up 2023 Conference

Louisville Tile Wraps Up 2023 Conference

Louisville, KY, October 2, 2023—The annual Louisville Tile Distributors' (LTD) conference, held at the historic Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, brought together over 100 Louisville Tile team members from its 14 locations for a week of events.