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Turnhout, Belgium, August 19, 2025—I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced the granting of six new digital embossing patents from its long-standing technology partner, Hymmen, across Europe, the United States, China and South Korea
Seattle, WA, August 19, 2025—The median U.S. asking rent rose 1.7% ($30) year over year to $1,790 in July—the largest increase since January 2023, reports Redfin.
Dalton, GA, August 19, 2025—The California Carpet Stewardship Program has funded three new grants for a total of $142,000 to advance innovative recycling and reuse of post-consumer carpet (PCC).
Dalton, GA, August 19, 2025—Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services (FCITS), a certifying body for flooring inspectors, announced its expanded fall training calendar.
Rome, GA, August 18, 2025-Kelly Hudson, founder of Image Carpets, died August 17.
Washington, DC, August 18, 2025-Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 32 in August, down one point from July, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
New York, NY, August 18, 2025-One-third of U.S. economy’s are in recession, one-third are treading water and one-third are expanding, reports Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.
Chattanooga, TN, August 18, 2025-Happy birthday to Mr. Bob Shaw, who turns 94 today.
Portsmouth, NH, August 18, 2025—Lodging Econometrics' (LE's) Q2 2025 Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report states that the total pipeline ascended to a record-high 15,871 projects with 2,436,225 rooms, up 3% by projects and 2% by rooms year-over-year (YOY).
Alpharetta, GA, August 18, 2025-Stone Source, a Paramount Global Surfaces (PGS) company and provider of high-quality natural stone, porcelain, ceramic tile, and engineered surfaces, has announced the appointment of Christi Comella Hitch as executive vice president.