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High Point, NC, April 11, 2023—The Vacation Rental Design (VRD) Summit, a new industry event produced by High Point x Design and High Point Market Authority, announces Surya as its title sponsor.
New York, NY, April 11, 2023—The next wave of remote work is about outsourcing jobs overseas, reports the Wall Street Journal, noting that companies are responding to labor shortages and rising wages by moving some positions abroad.
Albany, NY, April 10, 2023--New York's extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation, signed in January, which requires carpet manufacturers to develop and enact plans for recycling, has been delayed, giving carpet makers and sellers two additional years before they have to comply with the state’s new carpet recycling measures.
Washington, DC, April 10, 2023-- Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 236,000 in March, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.5%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Rockwall, TX, April 10, 2023-Robert Varden, president and CEO of UNITE Floor Training Alliance, announced that Sonny Callaham, co-founder and chair of the National Association of Floor Covering Technicians, will head up the UNITE Training and Education committee.
Chattanooga, TN, April 10, 2023-Alliance Flooring has partnered with Roomvo, a visualization tool in the interior design space, to provide its membership with visualization tools, custom websites, lead capture, and a brand new, in-store digital kiosk.
Fort Mill, SC, April 10, 2023—Unique Loom has announced a new location for spring High Point Market, taking place April 22 to 26, within International Market Center’s Market Square in High Point, North Carolina.
April 6, 2023, New Orleans, LA--LongueVue Capital (LVC), a New Orleans-based private equity firm, has sold TileBar to AEA Investors LP (AEA), a New York City-based private investment firm.
April 6, 2023, Toronto, Canada--Anatolia will soon open a state-of-the-art production and design facility in Turkey. The facility will house the company’s research and development, showrooms and offices, a manufacturing plant and a logistics center.
April 6, 2023, Washington, D.C.--In the week ending April 1, 2023, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims was 228,000, a decrease of 18,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.