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Apr 12, 2022 / The Right News Right When It Happens

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NWFA Expo Starts Today in Tampa

Tampa, FL, April 12, 2022—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) expo starts today in Tampa, Florida at the Tampa Convention Center.

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Consumer Prices Rose 1.2% in March to 40-Year High

Washington, DC, April 12, 2022—The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.2% in March on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.8% in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Inflation Supplants Labor as Top Concern for Small Businesses

Washington, DC, April 12, 2022—The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased in March by 2.4 points to 93.2, the third consecutive month below the 48-year average of 98.

Galleher Names Schauwecker Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Santa Fe Springs, CA, April 12, 2022—Galleher, a west coast flooring distributor, added Mark Schauwecker as director of financial planning and analysis.

Registration Opens for ASID's Gather Event This September

Washington, DC, April 12, 2022-Registration is now open for the first national conference for interior design in more than a decade. Gather, the National Conference by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), will be held in Miami, Florida, September 21 to 24.

Mapei's Dr. Squinzi Posthumously Named TCNA Tile Person of the Year

Deerfield Beach, FL, April 12, 2022—Dr. Giorgio Squinzi, former president of Mapei, has been named Tile Council of North America’s (TCNA) tile person of the year. Squinzi, who died on October 2, 2019 at the age of 76, was a chemist and a businessman.