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Emeryville, CA, January 26, 2026-SCS Global Services (SCS) and the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) announce the inclusion of a new testing requirement for Assure Certified certification under the updated SCS-111 version 2.0 Certification Standard for Rigid Core Resilient Flooring.
Boston, MA, January 26, 2026—Total construction starts expanded 2.6% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.24 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network.
Jackson, MS, January 26, 2026—The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) trainer team has scheduled 17 free workshops and eight regional programs in February to help installers, tile setters and contractors expand their knowledge and polish their skills.
Portsmouth, NH, January 26, 2026-Hotel construction in the United States closed the fourth quarter of 2025 with a total pipeline of 6,146 projects and 720,089 rooms, according to Lodging Econometrics’ (LE’s) latest Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report.
Jacksonville, FL, January 26, 2026-Cain & Bultman, a distributor of premium flooring products in the southeast, has announced a new distribution partnership with Sika.
Las Vegas, NV, January 26, 2026—I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the global flooring industry, announced that Jiangsu BBL Home Technology Company Limited (BBL) has signed two additional i4F license agreements.
Solon, OH, January 26, 2026—Tarkett Home, the residential segment of Tarkett, has announced a distribution partnership with Primco Limited, a family-owned flooring distributor based in Calgary, Alberta.
Chattanooga, TN, January 26, 2026-"A new carpet has been installed in the Georgia Capitol to start off a new year of legislative sessions,” reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press. “The carpet was supplied by Shaw Contract, a company based in Dalton, popularly known as the Carpet Capital of the World.
Ann Arbor, MI, January 23, 2026-Consumer sentiment rose 6.6% in January to 56.4, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Chattanooga, TN, January 22, 2026--Floor Focus has announced the winners of the 2026 Emerging Leaders awards.