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In-Office Workers Hits Highest Rate Since Start of Pandemic

New York, NY, October 12, 2021-"A widely anticipated surge in employees returning to the office after Labor Day never materialized," reports the Wall Street Journal. “But as Covid-19 infection rates fall again, workers are trickling back to the office at the highest rate since the pandemic began.

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Small Business Optimism Slid 1 Point to 99.1 in September

Washington, DC, October 12, 2021—The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased one point in September to 99.1. Three of the 10 Index components improved, five declined, and two were unchanged.

Job Openings Declined to 10.4M in August

Washington, DC, October 12, 2021—The number of job openings declined to 10.4 million on the last business day of August following a series high in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Tarkett Enters into Distribution Partnership with Tingle Flooring

Solon, OH, October 12, 2021—Tarkett has entered into a distribution partnership with Tingle Flooring.

Construction Employment Grew by 22K Jobs in September

Washington, DC, October 12, 2021—The construction industry gained 22,000 jobs between August and September as nonresidential construction firms added employees for the first time in six months, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data.

Tarkett Group Partnering to Develop Carbon Negative Fillers for Vinyl Flooring

Paris, FR, October 12, 2021—Tarkett and the Swedish environmental company Ragn-Sells have announced a collaboration aiming at developing carbon negative mineral fillers for vinyl flooring by 2025.

Billy Ward of Artistic Carpet One Has Died

Lancaster, CA, October 12, 2021-Billy Ward, 76, owner of Artistic Carpet One Floor & Home, died October 7.