The 43 members of the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) met in Savannah this week for their fall meeting—a first for many retailers who have been on their home turf and not traveling since the coronavirus pandemic.
The aim of postponing is to hold the event in a more stable environment that ensures exhibitors do business and fosters attendance by buyers and specifiers.
CTEF, the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, has organized an online auction to take place in October to raise funds in support of its mission which the COVID-19 pandemic has severely threatened.
In a strong signal that housing is leading the economic recovery, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes increased five points to hit an all-time high of 83 in September.
Single-family starts showed continued growth in August but overall housing production fell 5.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.42 million units due to a double-digit percentage decline in multifamily production.
With some states continuing to reopen while others have paused or reversed course due to surges in COVID-19, the personal-finance website WalletHub released updated rankings for the States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions.
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The annual event, which is owned by the National Kitchen & Bath Association, is the largest North American trade destination for kitchen and bath industry professionals.