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Washington, DC, October 22, 2020—The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for September was 47.0 compared to 40.0 in August (any score below 50 indicates a decline in firm billings).
Washington, DC, October 22, 2020—Total existing-home sales rose 9.4% from August to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6.54 million in September, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Los Angeles, CA, October 22, 2020—Emser Tile announces Suzanne Zurfluh as the company’s new director of design and trend.
Washington, DC, October 22, 2020—In the week ending October 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 787,000, a decrease of 55,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Manchester, NH, October 19, 2020-With an ongoing pandemic, CCA Global Partners has reevaluated its 2021 in-person convention plans.
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.