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Las Vegas, NV, March 3, 2022—The International Surface Event (TISE)—comprised of Surfaces, StonExpo/Marmomac and TileExpo—has announced the dates of its 2023 event: January 31 to February 2, with education programs begin on January 30.
Solon, OH, March 3, 2022— The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently recognized Tarkett's commitment to reduce portfolio-wide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% within ten years and to work with the DOE to share successful solutions and decarbonization strategies.
Washington, DC, March 3, 2022—New orders for manufactured goods in January, up twenty of the last twenty-one months, increased $7.6 billion or 1.4% to $544.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Washington, DC, March 3, 2022—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 6.6% in Q4 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output increased 9.1% and hours worked increased 2.4%.
Los Angeles, CA, March 3, 2022-Emser Tile has launched its Emser Tile Visualizer, which delivers a fast and easy way to realistically see how tile can transform an environment.
Dalton, GA, March 3, 2022—The Manufacturing Institute—the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers—announced it will recognize Laura Smith, director of SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) at Shaw, as a STEP Ahead Award Honoree at its annual awards ceremony in April.
Washington, DC, March 3, 2022—In the week ending February 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, a decrease of 18,000 from the previous week's revised level, reports the Department of Labor.
Washington, D.C., March 2, 2022 - Mortgage applications decreased 0.7% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 25, 2022.
New York, NY, March 2, 2022 - Benchmark global oil prices surged above $110 a barrel on March 2, hitting a multiyear high, as concern mounted that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would disrupt global energy supplies, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Dalton, GA, March 2, 2022 - Following Invista's announcement of its intention to exit the nylon fiber business, The Dixie Group president T.M. Nuckols sent a letter to customers to share Dixie's strategy for moving forward.