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New York, NY, August 23, 2021—With the latest wave of return-to-office delays from Covid-19, it is now possible that some offices may be closed for nearly two years, reports the Wall Street Journal, and a rising concern among executives is that the longer people stay at home, the harder or more disruptive it could be to eventually bring them back.
Waregem, Belgium, August 23, 2021—The European Patent Office will grant a new European Patent on Unilin Technologies’ digital structuring technologies.
Spartanburg, SC, August 20, 2021—Milliken will initiate a 2% to 4% price increase for its commercial soft surface flooring and an increase of 5% to 10% for resilient flooring, effective September 20.
Hamilton, NJ, August 20, 2021-Total construction starts fell 3% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $854.8 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. There were few bright spots during the month, with all three sectors (residential, nonresidential building and nonbuildings) moving lower in July.
New York, NY, August 20, 2021-The U.S. and China are trading places in the economic growth race, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, August 19, 2021—Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing dropped three points to 48 in Q2, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The Multifamily Occupancy Index (MOI) increased six points to 70.
Orlando, FL, August 19, 2021—Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) is holding its 24th annual convention at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Chattanooga, TN, August 19, 2021—Two years after joining the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board of directors, William (Bill) Kilbride was elected chairman of the TVA board, reports the Times Free Press.
Atlanta, GA, August 19, 2021—Interface, Inc. has announced that Dan Hendrix, chief executive officer, and Bruce Hausmann, chief financial officer, will present virtually at the Raymond James 2021 Diversified Industrials Conference on August 24 at 9:20 a.m. ET.
Washington, DC, August 19, 2021-In the week ending August 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 348,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week's revised level, reports the Department of Labor.