CARE Launches Round 2 of Capital Improvement Grants Cycle
Dalton, GA, October 22, 2020—CARE is re-releasing approximately $500,000 to award to projects for Round 2 of Capital Improvement Grants Cycle 4A (2020—2021).
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Gensler Chicago Discusses The Future of the Office
Chattanooga, TN, October 21, 2020—Gensler Chicago’s principals Todd Heiser and Eric Gannon and design director Brian Hungerford share their thoughts on how the workplace may evolve as a result of the pandemic.
Analyst Stump Shares Observations of Fall High Point Market
High Point, NC, October 21, 2020-Furniture industry analyst Stump shared the following observations after attending the fall High Point Market, which ends today in High Point, North Carolina.
U.S. Anti-trust Suit Against Google Centers on Search Deal with Apple
New York, NY, October 21, 2020-The Justice Department is filing an antitrust suit against Google based on its search deals with Apple, for which the company was paid as much as $11 billion, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Mortgage Applications Declined 0.6% in Third Week of October
Washington, DC, October 21, 2020—Mortgage applications decreased 0.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 16, 2020.
CCA Holding Single 2021 Convention in May, Rather Than Two Events
Manchester, NH, October 19, 2020-With an ongoing pandemic, CCA Global Partners has reevaluated its 2021 in-person convention plans.
September Housing Starts Rose 11.1% YOY
Washington, DC, October 20, 2020—Privately-owned housing starts in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,415,000, 1.9% above the revised August estimate of 1,388,000 and 11.1% above the September 2019 rate of 1,274,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Eric Wroldsen Named VP of Comml./National Accounts for Virginia Tile
Livonia, MI, October 20, 2020—Eric Wroldsen has been named vice president of commercial and national accounts sales for Virginia Tile.
Interface Launches Collection that Includes Carbon-Negative Products
Atlanta, GA, October 20, 2020— Interface has unveiled its latest collection, Embodied Beauty. All seven products within the collection are carbon neutral across their full product life cycle and some are carbon negative.
Schönox Products Now Included in Mindful Materials Library
Florence, AL, October 20, 2020—Schönox HPS North America is now a participant in the Mindful Materials (mM) Library.