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Crossville Recycled 4.9M Pounds of Porcelain in 2020

Crossville Recycled 4.9M Pounds of Porcelain in 2020

Crossville, TN, April 21, 2021-Officials with domestic tile manufacturer Crossville Inc. have announced the company recycled 4,939,251 pounds of fired porcelain in 2020, bringing the company’s cumulative recycling total to more than 139 million pounds since the 2009 launch of the Tile Take-Back program and subsequent Toto USA recycling partnership.

NFA Honors Vance Bell on Final Night of Spring Meeting

NFA Honors Vance Bell on Final Night of Spring Meeting

Adairsville, GA, April 21, 2021-On the final night of the National Flooring Alliance (NFA) Spring Meeting, Jason McSwain, president of the NFA, called Vance Bell to the stage to honor him as he retires as CEO of Shaw Industries.

Nox Opens Factory in Vietnam

Nox Opens Factory in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 21, 2021-Nox Corporation celebrated the official opening of its manufacturing facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with a grand opening ceremony on April 13.

Mortgage Applications Rose 8.6% in Fourth Week of April

Mortgage Applications Rose 8.6% in Fourth Week of April

Washington, DC, April 21, 2021—Mortgage applications increased 8.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 16, 2021.

How the Pandemic Pushed Lumber Costs to Record Highs

How the Pandemic Pushed Lumber Costs to Record Highs

New York, NY, April 20, 2021-The Wall Street Journal explores what factors have caused the record boom in lumber costs and who is benefiting in a video called How the Pandemic Made Lumber America’s Hottest Commodity.

IIDA Releases 2021 Interior Design Compensation Report

IIDA Releases 2021 Interior Design Compensation Report

Chicago, IL, April 20, 2021—The 2021 IIDA Interior Design Compensation Report, an analysis of salary and benefit information aimed at arming designers and A&D professionals with the most current metrics and data available to the industry, has been released.