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CARE Awards Five Micro-Grants

CARE Awards Five Micro-Grants

Dalton, GA, August 22, 2017—Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE)'s California Carpet Stewardship Program has awarded grants of $10,000 each to five companies for its Cycle 1M Micro-Grants for Collections/Reuse Programs pilot.

Home Prices Rose 1.6% in Q2

Home Prices Rose 1.6% in Q2

Washington, DC, August 22, 2017—U.S. house prices rose 1.6% in the second quarter of 2017, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI).

Karndean Announces Details of Korlok Release Party

Karndean Announces Details of Korlok Release Party

Export, PA, August 22, 2017—Karndean Designflooring invites area architects, designers, retailers and homeowners to celebrate its new rigid core interlocking floor and find out why “everything clicks with Korlok” at the company’s U.S. corporate showroom and headquarters on August 31 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Construction Jobs Added in 36 States in July YOY

Construction Jobs Added in 36 States in July YOY

Arlington, VA, August 21, 2017—Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between July 2016 and July 2017, yet only half the states added construction jobs between June and July amid declining public-sector investments in infrastructure and other construction projects, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.

IFI Hosting 2017 Congress in Nigeria

IFI Hosting 2017 Congress in Nigeria

New York, NY, August 21, 2017—In November 2017, the International Federation of Interior Architects / Designers (IFI) will explore how creativity can serve as a vehicle for social and economic transformation through a series of international events in Lagos, Nigeria.