Milestone Holds Sustainability Summit
Clarksville, TN, October 25, 2022—Milestone, the distributed brand of Florim USA, hosted its first “Sustainability Summit—Behind the Design."
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High Point 2022 Fall Market Underway Now
High Point, NC, October 24, 2022—The High Point fall market is currently underway in High Point, North Carolina.
Mohawk Introduces Omnify+
Calhoun, GA, October 24, 2022—Mohawk is rolling out Omnify+. In 2016, the company introduced Omnify, a turnkey digital marketing program that helps retailers use digital to drive more consumer traffic.
Karndean Forms Partnership with Mina Starsiak-Hawk
Export, PA, October 24, 2022—Luxury vinyl flooring provider Karndean Designflooring has entered a two-year partnership agreement with home renovation expert, real estate agent and star of HGTV’s “Good Bones” Mina Starsiak-Hawk.
Emily Finkell to Head Residential Design for Engineered Floors
Dalton, GA, October 24, 2022—Emily Morrow Finkell is now leading product design for residential hard and soft surface development at Engineered Floors.
Total Construction Starts Declined 19% in September
Hamilton, NJ, October 21, 2022—Total construction starts decreased 19% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.02 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network.
Coverings Accepting Submissions for 2023 CID & Rock Stars Awards
Arlington, VA, October 21, 2022—Coverings is now accepting submissions for both the 2023 Coverings Installation and Design (CID) Awards and 2023 Rock Stars.
GoodWeave Names New BOD & Standards Committee Members
Washington, DC, October 21, 2022-GoodWeave International, a nonprofit organization working to end child, forced and bonded labor in global supply chains, has added Siddharth Kara and Jacqueline Joudo Larsen to its board of directors, while also appointing new standards committee members.
Existing Home Sales Down 1.5% in September
Washington, DC, October 20, 2022—Total existing-home sales retracted 1.5% from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.71 million in September, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Initial Jobless Claims Declined by 12,000 in Week Ending October 15
Washington, DC, October 20, 2022-In the week ending October 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 214,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.