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Dalton, GA, October 4, 2021—Shaw announces that EcoWorx carpet tile has achieved Cradle to Cradle Certified Silver under the new, more rigorous version 4.0 standard. The product is among the first in the world to do so, including being the first in the built environment globally and the first of any product made in the U.S., according to the company.
Washington, DC, October 4, 2021-New orders for manufactured goods in August, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $6.2 billion or 1.2% to $515.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
New York, NY, October 4, 2021—The U.S. plans to launch new trade talks with China, but will maintain tariffs on Chinese imports as it presses Beijing to fulfill pledges to buy more U.S. goods and services, according to Biden administration officials, reports the Wall Street Journal.
New York, NY, October 4, 2021—While many pandemic-driven price pressures are easing, broader sources of higher inflation are replacing them, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Montclair, NJ, October 4, 2021—The McMorrow Reports discusses the balance corporations must strike as they welcome employees back to the office, yet also support them in hybrid work.
New York, NY, October 4, 2021)-ICFF, a platform for contemporary furnishing design, and WantedDesign Manhattan, a trade event for high-end North American studios and international emerging designers, will return to the Javits Center November 14 and 15.
Washington, DC, October 1, 2021- Personal income increased $35.5 billion (0.2%) in August, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Ann Arbor, MI, October 1, 2021-Consumer sentiment rose 3.6% to 72.8 in September, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Washington, DC, October 1, 2021—Construction spending during August 2021 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,584.1 billion, virtually unchanged from the revised July estimate of $1,584.0 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sterling, VA, October 1, 2021-- The hot streak of U.S. imports of hardwood flooring ended in July, reports the Decorative Hardwoods Association.