NeoCon 2021 Hosted Nearly 20,000
Chicago, IL, October 13, 2021—NeoCon 2021, October 4 to 6, welcomed close to 20,000 individuals.
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Bill Blackstock Named to FCEF Board
Dalton, GA, October 13, 2021—The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) has welcomed Bill Blackstock to its board of directors.
Young Households Made Largest-Ever Gain in Homeownership in '19
Washington, DC, October 13, 2021—Young households (those under the age of 35) experienced the largest gains for homeownership in 2019, according to data from the Federal Reserve Board’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF).
4.3M Workers Left Their Jobs in August
Washington, DC, October 13, 2021-Department of Labor data for August shows the industries from which the most U.S. workers departed.
In-Office Workers Hits Highest Rate Since Start of Pandemic
New York, NY, October 12, 2021-"A widely anticipated surge in employees returning to the office after Labor Day never materialized," reports the Wall Street Journal. “But as Covid-19 infection rates fall again, workers are trickling back to the office at the highest rate since the pandemic began.
Small Business Optimism Slid 1 Point to 99.1 in September
Washington, DC, October 12, 2021—The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased one point in September to 99.1. Three of the 10 Index components improved, five declined, and two were unchanged.
Job Openings Declined to 10.4M in August
Washington, DC, October 12, 2021—The number of job openings declined to 10.4 million on the last business day of August following a series high in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Tarkett Enters into Distribution Partnership with Tingle Flooring
Solon, OH, October 12, 2021—Tarkett has entered into a distribution partnership with Tingle Flooring.
Construction Employment Grew by 22K Jobs in September
Washington, DC, October 12, 2021—The construction industry gained 22,000 jobs between August and September as nonresidential construction firms added employees for the first time in six months, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data.
Tarkett Group Partnering to Develop Carbon Negative Fillers for Vinyl Flooring
Paris, FR, October 12, 2021—Tarkett and the Swedish environmental company Ragn-Sells have announced a collaboration aiming at developing carbon negative mineral fillers for vinyl flooring by 2025.