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Architecture Billings Index Score Rose 1 Point to 47.2 in August

Architecture Billings Index Score Rose 1 Point to 47.2 in August

Washington, DC, September 24, 2025-In August, architecture firms experienced continued softness, with an AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 47.2, up front 46.2 in July. While the share of firms reporting declining billings slightly decreased from July, the overall trend remains downward.

Return-to-Office Stalls as Workers Fail to Respond

Return-to-Office Stalls as Workers Fail to Respond

New York, NY, September 22, 2025—"Big companies from Microsoft to Paramount and NBCUniversal are ordering workers to show up to the office more often. If only their staffs would heed the call,” reports the Wall Street Journal.

Vilas Partners Acquires Creative Tile & Hardwood Floors

Vilas Partners Acquires Creative Tile & Hardwood Floors

Naples, FL, September 19, 2025—Vilas Partners, a holding company located in Tampa Bay, Florida focused on acquiring family-owned, home services and construction businesses in Florida, announced the acquisition of Creative Tile Concepts, DBA Creative Tile & Hardwood Floors (CTC), a tile and stone design and installation business based in Naples, Florida, expanding its platform company, VPHS Flooring, into the Southwest Florida Flooring market.