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Tarkett expands sustainability, design teams

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Solon, Ohio—Tarkett recently expanded its sustainability team, evidence of its ongoing commitment to environmentally responsible products and operations. The additions to the sustainability team include Rachel Palopoli, director of circular economy, and Rachel Berkin, sustainability product manager. degrees Celcius.

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Shaw releases 2023 corporate sustainability report

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Dalton—Shaw Industries has released its 15 th annual corporate sustainability report, highlighting the company’s progress toward its goals in material health, clean air and climate protection, product circularity, water and soil stewardship and social fairness.

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Bentley names Holly Holton global director of sustainability

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As a company dedicated to exceeding California’s sustainability standards, Bentley will continue to design products to lower our chemicals of concern and carbon footprint. She also played a key role in guiding the process for Bentley’s LEED EB-OM Gold certification of its carpet mill, as well as Cradle to Cradle product certification.

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Economics: ITR forecast signals return to ‘normalized’ growth

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While ITR Economics attests to the fact that first quarter gross domestic production (GDP) was down 0.36% from the fourth quarter of ’21, the firm believes there were mitigating circumstances. industrial production keeps on rising. industrial production and to thousands of other data series that span most industries and most economies.

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FCNews Fantasy Football league supports worthy causes

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By 2030, its goal is to cure at least 60% of children with six of the most common kinds of cancer worldwide. The organization and its donors share the vision of keeping children safe from abuse, neglect and homelessness as well as enabling productive lives for children and adults with developmental, emotional and physical disabilities.

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Economics: A mixed bag of activity for 2023

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C hi c ag o —The forecast for the new home construction market looks cloudy while non-residential sales are expected to remain robust in 2023. Impact on consumer spending Despite record-high inflation, people will still buy products and spend on home improvements—even if the price of gasoline doesn’t come down as quickly as it went up.

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Multi-family State of the Industry 2022

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“In late 2020, many economists forecasted very conservative growth numbers for 2021 within the strides of a global pandemic,” noted Dan Butterfield, vice president, residential sales, Dal-Tile. million new apartment units by 2030. said Jay Smith, VP of sales, builder and multi-family at Shaw Industries. “It It is likely.