| | | Sep 20, 2018 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Architecture Billings Index Jumped to 54.2 in August | | Washington, DC, September 20, 2018—The American Institute of Architects (AIA)Âs Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for August was 54.2 compared to 50.7 in July. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Armstrong Announces Chinese Tariff-Related Price Increase | | Lancaster, PA, Spetember 20, 2018—Armstrong will increase prices to offset the imposed 10% tariff on affected products it imports from China—including LVT, rigid core flooring and engineered wood flooring—effective October 1. | | |
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| | | | Existing-Home Sales Flat in August | | Washington, DC, September 20, 2018—Total existing-home sales did not change from July and remained at a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.34 million in August, according to the National Association of Realtors. | | |
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| | | | Interface Recognized as Clean Water Hero by GA Water Coalition | | Atlanta, GA, September 20, 2018--The Georgia Water Coalition has recognized Interface as a Clean Water Hero in its 2018 Clean 13 Report. | | |
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| | | Hotel Occupancy Fell in July, Partially Due to Declines in CH Visitors | | Newton, MA, September 20, 2018-Occupancy for the United States hotel industry declined in July, according to Hotel Management; this marks the first decrease in the past 12 months (-0.2% to 73.6%), fueled by a 1.9% decrease in demand. | | |
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| | | Bill Rogers, Founder of Bonitz, Dies | | Columbia, SC, September 20, 2018—Bill Rogers, founder of Bonitz, has died at the age of 93. | | |
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| | | Coverings Installation & Design Awards Now Accepting Entries | | Arlington, VA, September 20, 2018-Coverings has announced that the competition for its 2019 Coverings Installation & Design Awards (CID) is now open. | | |
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| | | Mohawk Supports Susan G. Komen for 17th Year | | Calhoun, GA August 20, 2018—Mohawk continues its fight against breast cancer with its support of the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk by donating more than 7,000 SmartCushion pads to comfort this yearÂs walkers and crew members. | | |
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| | | Registration Open for Southeast Flooring Market | | Atlanta, GA, September 20, 2018—Registration is now open for the Southeast Flooring Market. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Piet Dossche Discusses the Impact Chinese Tariffs Could Have on Coretec LVT Flooring | | September 20, 2018—Piet Dossche, founder of Coretec and EVP of Shaw Hard Surfaces, and Kemp Harr discuss this week’s news about a 10% tari | | |
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