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Washington, DC, July 9, 2020—In the week ending July 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 1,314,000, a decrease of 99,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Castellon, Spain, July 9, 2020—ASCER (the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association) has announced the nineteenth edition of its Tile of Spain Awards of architecture, interior design and final degree project.
Dalton, GA, July 9, 2020-The Dixie Group launched the TDG Dealer Portal website in January 2019 and now adds order entry for broadloom carpet. With the launch of the dealer portal, TDG customers gained access to several valuable tools, including downloading their price list, checking available inventory and reserving stock, reviewing orders, checking on claim status, custom area rug quotes, and printing invoices 24/7, 365 days a year.
San Francisco, CA, July 9, 2020—Rick Elfman, a 40+ year flooring industry veteran, is launching San Francisco, California-based Tucker Sales.
Washington, DC, July 9, 2020—May 2020 sales of merchant wholesalers were $419.1 billion, up 5.4% from the revised April level, but were down 16.2% from the revised May 2019 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020-Mortgage applications increased 2.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 3.
Fiorano Modenese, IT, July 8, 2020-Florim has published the twelfth edition of its sustainability report.
Chicago, IL, July 8, 2020—The NeoConnect digital hub will continue to connect the community by offering new content and resources through the fall. All of the action will take place on neocon.com and NeoCon's social media platforms.
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020-Install, aligned with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) recently put even greater emphasis on working hand-in-hand with commercial architects and designers to develop best practices for specifying flooring throughout COVID-19 and beyond.
Washington, DC, July 8, 2020-To further expand the hotel industry’s Safe Stay initiative, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced COVID-19 Precautions for Hotels, an online course developed in partnership with the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) and created to help hotels train their staffs on the enhanced safety and cleanliness guidelines.