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Seattle, WA, October 11, 2024—Zillow is introducing climate risk data, provided by First Street, the standard for climate risk financial modeling, on for-sale property listings across the U.S. Home shoppers will gain insights into five key risks—flood, wildfire, wind, heat and air quality—directly from listing pages, complete with risk scores, interactive maps and insurance requirements.
Dalton, GA, October 11, 2024—The Women in the Flooring Industry (WIFI) has announced the winners of the second round of scholarships, bringing total awarded this year to $43,000 invested in 13 professionals in the flooring sector.
Washington, DC, October 10, 2024—The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in August and July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 2024-Transom Capital Group has announced the formation of Artivo Surfaces, the new parent company for Virginia Tile and Galleher.
Cypress, TX, October 10, 2024 – Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance has announced the addition of three new members to its network: North Coast Floor & Tile, Cal Coast Commercial Flooring, and Ray’s Flooring Specialists.
Washington, DC, October 10, 2024-The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for Q3, posting a reading of 63, down two points compared to the previous quarter.
Atlanta, GA, October 10, 2024—Interface announced that it is making it easier for customers to understand the carbon impact of their product selections by including project-specific embodied carbon metrics on all floor plans created by the Interface Design Studio (IDS).
Washington, DC, October 10, 2024—In the week ending October 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 258,000, an increase of 33,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 225,000, according to the Department of Labor.
Charlotte, NC, October 9, 2024—"While most of the commentary is sequentially flattish, as discussed above, we have picked up some interesting trend shift coming from the residential flooring market,” reports Truist.
Dallas, TX, October 9, 2024—Kenmark Interiors, a distributor and installer of interior architectural products including flooring, acquires longtime collaborator Lancaster & Associates, a custom drapery manufacturer and high-end interiors company.