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Chicago, IL, June 9, 2017—The International Interior Design Association (IIDA), a global alliance of more than 15,000 commercial interior design professionals representing 58 countries, announced the unveiling of its newly relocated international headquarters sited in an iconic Mies van der Rohe tower at 111 East Wacker Drive in the heart of downtown Chicago.
Washington, DC, June 9, 2017—April 2017 sales of merchant wholesalers were $462.3 billion, down 0.4% from the revised March level, but were up 7.3% from the April 2016 level.
Chicago, IL, June 9, 2017—The 49th edition of NeoCon will kick off Monday in Chicago.
Washington, DC, June 8, 2017—Chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders, Robert Dietz, anticipates 10% growth in the single-family housing market for the next two years.
Jeffersonville, IN, June 8, 2017—Gilford Johnson Flooring has been appointed as a Tarkett residential and commercial distributor for the States of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.
Atlanta, GA, June 8, 2017—Interface has unveiled a prototype carbon negative carpet tile.
New York, NY, June 8, 2017—Roughly three million potential first-time home buyers have been shut out of the housing market over the last decade, reports the Wall Street Journal in an article by Laura Kusisto entitled, Millions of Young People Shut Out of the Housing Market.
Chicago, IL, June 8, 2017—Artist Gordon Huether will present “Art in Architecture,” an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education Accredited lecture at the 2017 NeoCon, held at The Mart in Chicago, Illinois, June 12 to 14.
Washington, DC, June 8, 2017--The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action on a revision to the formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products final rule, published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2016. The comment period for stakeholders impacted by the ruling closes today and the final rule is effective on July 10.
Bielefeld, DE, June 8, 2017—At the invitation of the associate member Amorim Cork Composites, the stakeholders of the MMFA (Multilayer Modular Flooring Association) met on April 27 and 28 to hold its member’s meeting in Porto, Portugal.