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Washington, DC, July 11, 2019-The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1% in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Dalton, GA, July 9, 2019—In honor of Shaw Industries’ commitment to creating a better future and supporting future workforce development, the company has introduced the Associate Dependent Scholarship Program, a scholarship of $1,000.00 awarded to deserving students of associates at Shaw.
Atlanta, GA, July 10, 2019-The Atlanta International Rug Market opens today at the AmericasMart in Atlanta.
Greenville, SC, July 10, 2019—William Orders, founder of Orders Tile and Distributing Company and former North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors’ president, died July 3 at age 92.
Atlanta, GA, July 10, 2019—Greenbuild has extended the call for People’s Voice until July 16 at 5:00 p.m. People’s Voice welcomes the community to submit ideas for what they’d like to see at the show.
Sassuolo, IT, July 10, 2019—During the five days of Cersaie 2019, which takes place September 23 to 27, the Italian and international tiling world will converge on Tiling Town, located in Hall 31A close to the Piazza Costituzione entrance to the Bologna Exhibition Centre.
Forney, TX, July 10, 2019—CFI partnered up with Pruitt Home Services and Big Bob’s Flooring Outlet to host an Advanced Carpet and Hardwood/Laminate Training and Certification in Kansas City. The event drew in close to 50 installers spanning from Wisconsin to Georgia.
Washington, DC, July 10, 2019—May 2019 sales of merchant were $503.4 billion, up 0.1% from the revised April level and were up 0.4% from the May 2018 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Glen Ellyn, IL, July 9, 2019-At the request of the Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile, the petitioner in both the countervailing duty and anti-dumping cases involving ceramic tile from China, the International Trade Administration has postponed its preliminary determination on countervailing duty until September 6.
Washington, DC, July 9, 2019—America’s small business owners’ optimism took a modest downturn in June, according to the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index, slipping 1.7 points to 103.3.