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Consumer Prices Inched Up 0.1% in February

Consumer Prices Inched Up 0.1% in February

Washington, DC, March 11, 2020—The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1% in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

IFI Names New Executive Board Members

IFI Names New Executive Board Members

New York, NY, March 11, 2020—A new board of representatives for the global Interior architecture/design community from Australia, Brazil, China, Estonia, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa and Turkey were elected by members of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) on the occasion of the 29th IFI General Assembly, IFI’s biennial gathering of international members.

Small Business Optimism Rose to 104.5 in February

Small Business Optimism Rose to 104.5 in February

Washington, DC, March 10, 2020—Small business owners expressed slightly higher levels of optimism in February with the NFIB Optimism Index moving up 0.2 points to 104.5, a reading among the top 10% in the 46-year history of the survey.

IFI Names Winners of Inaugural Global Awards Program

IFI Names Winners of Inaugural Global Awards Program

New York, NY, March 10, 2020 – Design excellence and talent within the Interiors profession was recognized at the first International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers’ (IFI) Global Awards Program as part of the IFI Congress in Dubai, UAE.