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Washington, DC, March 17, 2020—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for January was estimated at $1,471.2 billion, up 0.6% from December 2019 and was up 2.1% from January 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Neenah, WI, March 17, 2020—Robert Blochinger has been meeting with Job Corps Center in Miami and Job Corps Association in Washington, D.C. to present the National Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship Program (NFCAP) and promote an alliance with local floorcovering contractors in Miami and the state of Florida.
Boston, MA, March 17, 2020—Boston mayor Martin J. Walsh has ordered a shut-down of the city’s construction industry in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.
Cincinnati, OH, March 16, 2020-The National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) has decided to cancel its spring 2020 meeting, scheduled for March 23, and is currently working to reschedule.
Washington, DC, March 16, 2020-The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19” to help companies respond in the event of coronavirus in the workplace.
Washington, DC, March 16, 2020—Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has made the decision to postpone the AIA Conference on Architecture 2020, which will no longer take place May 14 to 16 in Los Angeles, California.
Laurens, SC, March 16, 2020—The Floor Educational Guild is postponing its spring seminar.
New York, NY, March 16, 2020-BIFMA and TheMart have made the decision to postpone the inaugural Confluence Chicago to NeoCon 2021.
Dallas, TX, March 16, 2020—Feizy Rugs has expanded its Dallas World Trade Center showroom footprint in Dallas, Texas.
High Point, NC, March 13, 2020— Heeding the public guidance offered by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, and in the interest of the health and safety of our stakeholders, industry members, and local citizens, the High Point Market Authority has decided to postpone this year’s Spring Market, scheduled for April 25 to 29, until a later date in early June, should conditions improve.