FloorDaily.net News & Interviews (November 29, 2016)
November 29, 2016-Amie Gilmore, show director for The International Surface Event (also known as Surfaces), and Kemp Harr discuss several key news items related to Surfaces. Listen to the interview to hear about the 10% increase in exhibitor space, the deadline for discounted attendance, several key events related to designer day, the trends hub, the Future Focus awards and more. Surfaces will take place January 18 to 20 and housing will be tight due to World of Concrete and the SHOT show taking place at the same time. Listen at FloorDaily.net
Washington, DC, November 29, 2016-After two consecutive months of softening business conditions, architecture firms saw a modest rebound in their firm billings in October, and the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score rose to 50.8, indicating that a modestly larger share of firms reported an increase in their firm billings for the month than reported a decrease. Read at FloorDaily.net
Chattanooga, TN, November 29, 2016-Floor Focus is accepting nominations for the 2017 Future Focus Awards for Dealers. Read at FloorDaily.net
New York, NY, November 29, 2016-The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index surpassed the peak set in July 2006 as the housing boom topped out, reporting a 5.5% annual gain in September, up from 5.1% last month. Read at FloorDaily.net
Washington, DC, November 29, 2016-Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3.2% in the third quarter of 2016, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Read at FloorDaily.net
Montmagny, Québec, November 29, 2016-Mercier Wood Flooring has announced the winners of the annual Mercier Acknowledgement Awards. Read at FloorDaily.net Federal Judge Blocks Obama's Overtime Extension Washington, DC, November 29, 2016-A federal judge blocked the implementation of an Obama administration rule that would have extended overtime eligibility to some four million Americans, reports NPR, with just more than a week left before the rule was scheduled to take effect. Read at FloorDaily.net
Bethesda, MD, November 29, 2016-Six brands of dry carpet cleaning powder manufactured by Milliken have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for possibly containing harmful bacteria. Read at FloorDaily.net Click here to read all the latest floorcovering news... |
