Total Solutions Plus Underway in New Orleans; TCNA Handbook Preview
New Orleans, LA, October 23, 2023-Total Solutions Plus began yesterday in New Orleans, running through October 24.
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Interface Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell
New York, NY, October 24, 2023—Interface visited the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square to celebrate 40 years as a publicly traded company.
2023 Home Sales Expected to be Lowest Level Since Housing Crisis
New York, NY, October 23, 2023—"The highest mortgage rates in 23 years are dragging down home sales to their lowest levels since the subprime crisis period,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Kennedy Named President of Universal Metro, Arendt Named VP
Santa Fe Springs, CA, October 23, 2023-Universal Metro CEO Dave Triepke has named Sheila Kennedy president of Universal Metro. (UMI) and Scott Arendt vice president.
Bjelin Forms Partnership with Spartan Surfaces
Viken, Sweden, October 23, 2023-Bjelin has teamed up with Spartan Surfaces, making the flooring supplier the national U.S. distribution partner for Bjelin’s commercial hardened wood range.
Shaw's Commercial Brands Open Twin Cities Create Studio
Cartersville, GA, October 23, 2023-Shaw Industries’ commercial brands, Patcraft and Shaw Contract, celebrated the grand opening of the Twin Cities Create Studio on October 12, 2023.
Mohawk Forms Partnership with Plastic Bank
Calhoun, GA, October 23, 2023—Mohawk is joining the fight against ocean plastic pollution and poverty in partnership with Plastic Bank, a social enterprise empowering communities around the world to use plastic waste as currency.
NALFA Held Annual Fall Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia
Washington, DC, October 23, 2023—The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) convened its annual fall meeting in Alexandria, Virginia October 10 to 12.
Ronald Adams of Kingston Tile Has Died
Frankfort, IL, October 23, 2023—Ronald Adams, 86, founder of Kingston Tile, died October 18.
America's Downtowns Require Urban Makeover
Minneapolis, MN, Octoer 23, 2024-"For decades, downtown office districts across the U.S. powered local economies, generating commerce, tax revenue and an aggregation of ambition, talent and disposable income,” reports the Wall Street Journal. “Many cities riddled with half-empty office buildings hope to survive the new remote-work era without bulldozing swaths of downtown and starting from scratch.