Shaw Takes Second Position on Elearning 2020 Learning 100 List
Dalton, GA, July 10, 2020—Shaw Industries ranked second in Elearning! Magazine’s 2020 Learning! 100 list for its comprehensive education and training efforts.
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Class-Action Suit Alleging Fraud Impacts Mohawk's Stock Value
Chattanooga, TN, July 10, 2020-A class-action lawsuit filed against Mohawk by the Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi has negatively impacted the company’s stock value by 20%; according to analyst Stifel, the suit, “alleged among other things that Mohawk executives engaged in a scheme to ‘channel stuff’ its Conventional Flooring Products in an effort to make the company’s sales growth and performance appear far better than they were.”
Mohawk Group Announces Details of Design Forward Virtual Summit
Calhoun, GA, July 10, 2020—Mohawk Group has announced the speaker lineup and schedule for its inaugural Design Forward Virtual Summit, styled DesignFWD, which takes place exclusively online July 15 to 17.
Remote Work Likely to Continue Post-COVID, Reports NBER
Cambridge, MA, July 10, 2020- Employers believe that “…more than 40 percent of workers who had switched to remote work during the COVID-19 crisis would continue working remotely after the crisis ends,” reports the National Bureau of Economic Research in a study titled "What Jobs are Being Done at Home During the Covid-19 Crisis? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys.”
Producer Prices Slid 0.2% in June
Washington, DC, July 10, 2020--The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.2% in June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Tarkett Joins Clean Hospitals Network
Paris, FR, July 10, 2020—Tarkett announces joining the Clean Hospitals network to contribute to improve hospital hygiene and to promote effective, sustainable and evidence-based cleaning guidelines.
ASID Forms Two COVID-Related Task Forces
Washington, DC, July 10, 2020—The American Society of Interior Designers (?ASID?) is leading the profession in the fight against COVID-19, using the rich experience and knowledge of its membership and other stakeholders to form two new task forces: the ASID Adaptive Living Task Force and the ASID IMPACT Review Task Force.
Registration Now Open for Healthcare Design Expo & Conference
Nashville, TN, July 10, 2020—Registration is now open for the Healthcare Design Expo & Conference, which will take place in Nashville, Tennessee November 7 to 10.
Unemployment Claims Declined to 1.3M in First Week of July
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.
Tile of Spain Issues Call for Entries for 2020 Awards
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.