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Washington, DC, September 18, 2018—According to labor force statistics from the Current Population Survey and analyzed by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the share of women in the construction industry is currently at 9%, although women make up almost half—47%—of the total working population.
Atlanta, GA, September 17, 2018—Interface has announced its goal to become a carbon negative company by 2040; the announcement was made by CEO Jay Gould at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, California.
Cambridge, MA, September 17, 2018-Homeowners are expected to increase spending on improvements across 50 of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas in 2018, according to new Metro Area Home Improvement Projections released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Export, PA, September 17, 2018—Karndean Designflooring, in conjunction with Hanley Wood, now offers a new Continuing Education Course (CEU)—“Specifying Luxury Vinyl Flooring in Environmentally Conscious Design” and has published a new Environmental Statement which outlines the environmental qualities of Karndean Designflooring luxury vinyl.
Washington, DC, September 17, 2018—Trump officials appear to be trying to balance the president’s desire to squeeze China with concerns about hurting U.S. consumers reliant on cheap Chinese imports—especially in a the middle of a difficult campaign season for his Republican Party, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Cleveland, OH, September 14, 2018-Sherwin Williams has announced its 2019 color of the year: Cavern Clay.
Ann Arbor, MI, September 14, 2018-Consumer sentiment rose to 100.8 in early September, 4.8% higher than August’s 96.2, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan.
Washington, DC, September 14, 2018—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for June was estimated at $1,452.2 billion, up 0.3% from May 2018 and was up 8.2% from June 2017.
Washington, DC, September 14, 2018-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August 2018 were $509.0 billion, an increase of 0.1% from the previous month and 6.6% above August 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Dalton, GA, September 14, 2018—Shaw Contract has officially joined the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment as part of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, celebrating 37 founding signatories.