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Atlanta, GA, July 13, 2020-The Georgia Association of Manufacturers (GAM) and The Manufacturers Education Foundation (MEF) boards of directors elected Mike Coan as president, effective July 1.
Hackettstown, NJ, July 13, 2020—The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), the North American authority on all things residential kitchen and bath, announces the 2020/2021 NKBA Global Connect Advisors.
Salem, NJ, July 13, 2020—In recognition of their commitment to community service, Mannington Mills has awarded “Stand on a Better World” scholarships to two recent New Jersey high school graduates: Corinne Wiley and Aidan Coombs.
Dalton, GA, July 10, 2020—Shaw Industries ranked second in Elearning! Magazine’s 2020 Learning! 100 list for its comprehensive education and training efforts.
Chattanooga, TN, July 10, 2020-A class-action lawsuit filed against Mohawk by the Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi has negatively impacted the company’s stock value by 20%; according to analyst Stifel, the suit, “alleged among other things that Mohawk executives engaged in a scheme to ‘channel stuff’ its Conventional Flooring Products in an effort to make the company’s sales growth and performance appear far better than they were.”
Calhoun, GA, July 10, 2020—Mohawk Group has announced the speaker lineup and schedule for its inaugural Design Forward Virtual Summit, styled DesignFWD, which takes place exclusively online July 15 to 17.
Cambridge, MA, July 10, 2020- Employers believe that “…more than 40 percent of workers who had switched to remote work during the COVID-19 crisis would continue working remotely after the crisis ends,” reports the National Bureau of Economic Research in a study titled "What Jobs are Being Done at Home During the Covid-19 Crisis? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys.”
Washington, DC, July 10, 2020--The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.2% in June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Paris, FR, July 10, 2020—Tarkett announces joining the Clean Hospitals network to contribute to improve hospital hygiene and to promote effective, sustainable and evidence-based cleaning guidelines.
Washington, DC, July 10, 2020—The American Society of Interior Designers (?ASID?) is leading the profession in the fight against COVID-19, using the rich experience and knowledge of its membership and other stakeholders to form two new task forces: the ASID Adaptive Living Task Force and the ASID IMPACT Review Task Force.