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Washington, DC, November 12, 2020-The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in October on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.2% in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Atlanta, GA, November 12, 2020-Interface recently introduced the world’s first carbon negative carpet tile; to achieve this milestone, Interface has transformed key manufacturing facilities and incorporated new materials to create its new CQuest backings line, which includes a new carpet backing that stores more carbon than any before.
Washington, DC, November 12, 2020—In the week ending November 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 709,000, a decrease of 48,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Las Vegas, NV, November 11, 2020—In light of continued concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, including travel restrictions both domestically and internationally, as well as the current government restrictions and limitations on large group gatherings, the Hospitality Design team has made the decision to postpone the annual HD Expo + Conference until August 2021.
Dalton, GA, November 11, 2020-Julian Dossche has been named president of Huali USA.
Dalton, GA, November 11, 2020-The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) presented the Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award to Rick Hooper, Shaw Industries vice president and chief legal & advocacy officer, at the annual membership meeting.
Manchester, NH, November 11, 2020—The team at CCA Global has revamped Fast Start, its extensive training program for sales professionals, with a new virtual platform designed to train and retain new employees.
Dalton, GA, November 11, 2020—J+J Flooring has announced the release of the 2020 senior living post occupancy evaluation (POE) white paper from the Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments (SAGE).
Calhoun, GA, November 11, 2020—Durkan announced that for the very first time, the hospitality flooring manufacturer has opened the dscvr Student Design Competition for public voting, beginning November 10.
Washington, DC, November 11, 2020—Mortgage applications decreased 0.5% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 6, 2020.