NAFCD + NBMDA Announce Speaker Lineup for 2025 Convention
Chicago, IL, August 27, 2025—NAFCD + NBMDA have announced the keynote and main stage speakers for the 2025 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention, taking place from November 4-6 in Chicago.
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Churches Remain An Active Commercial Construction Market
Conroe, TX, August 27, 2025—"Church attendance has been declining for decades. But in a new kind of religious mystery, construction on churches and other houses of worship is booming,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
WIFI Announces September Events
Dalton, GA, August 27, 2025—Women In the Floorcovering Industry (WIFI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to attracting, educating, and empowering women in the flooring sector, has announced opportunities this September: the Leadership Balancing Act breakout session on September 17 at the Synergy Convention in Nashville and Unlock Your Silent Advantage: The Psychology of Color virtual Power Hour on September 24.
Taylor Adhesives Purchased by Avery Dennison Materials Group
Mentor, OH, August 26, 2025-Avery Dennison Corporation, a global materials science and digital identification solutions company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S.-based flooring adhesives business of Meridian Adhesives Group, a global adhesives manufacturer, for the purchase price of $390 million.
Jim Cusick Named Interim President of Bentley Mills
City of Industry, CA, August 26, 2025-Jim Cusick has been named interim president of Bentley Mills, following Jay Brown’s decision to leave at the end of August.
U.S. Home Prices Rose 1.9% in June, Says S&P Case-Shiller
New York, NY, August 26, 2025-- The U.S. National Index for home prices rose 1.9% in June, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices, while the 20-City Composite and the Ten-City Composite continue to display growth of 2.1% and 2.6%, respectively.
Mullican Forms Partnership with Herregan
Johnson City, TN, August 26, 2025 - Mullican Flooring, a manufacturer of quality hardwood floors, announces a new partnership with Herregan Distributors, Inc.
I4F Forms Partnership with VICstairs
Turnhout, Belgium, August 26, 2025-I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced a new patent partnership with VICstairs, a Dutch innovation company delivering stair nose solutions.
Durable Goods Orders Declined 2.8% in July
Washington, DC, August 26, 2025-New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, down three of the last four months, decreased $8.8 billion or 2.8% to $302.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This followed a 9.4% June decrease.
Trump Issues Executive Order for Design of Government Buildings
Washington, DC, August 26, 2025-President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order called Improving Our Nation Through Better Design.