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CARE Opens 2023 Grant Cycle

Dalton, GA, June 14, 2023-Carpet America Recovery Effort’s (CARE) California Carpet Stewardship Program has opened its annual cycles of capital improvements and product testing grants to advance post-consumer carpet (PCC) collection, recycling and end-product manufacturing.

Floor360 Names 2023 Design for a Difference Makeover Winners

Madison, WI, June 14, 2023—Floor360, a provider of residential and commercial flooring, announced that the Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce (WLCC) in Madison, Wisconsin and the Association for the Rights of Citizens with handicaps (ARCh) in Milwaukee/Waukesha, Wisconsin will each receive a 2023 Design for a Difference Makeover free of charge.

Inflation Rate Declined to 4% in May

Washington, DC, June 13, 2023-The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1% in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.4% in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Small Business Optimism Rose to 89.4 in May

Washington, DC, June 13, 2023—The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased 0.4 points in May to 89.4, which is the 17th consecutive month below the 49-year average of 98.

As Apartment Rent Growth Declines, Renters Gain the Upper Hand

New York, NY, June 13, 2023—"Apartment rent growth is declining fast, shifting the rental market to the tenant’s favor for the first time in years,” reports the Wall Street Journal.

Jaeckle Distributors Forms Partnership with Portobello America

Madison, WI, June 13, 2023—Jaeckle Distributors, a family-owned wholesale distributor based in Wisconsin, has announced that it will be partnering with Portobello America to distribute a number of residential and commercial products from Portobello’s tile offering.