The survey was conducted during the first part of April, when many of the effects of the pandemic had become apparent.
June 5, 2020
Confidence in the market for new multi-family housing weakened significantly in the first quarter of 2020, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released recently by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
A virtual conference will take place September 15-17, 2020, enabling the region’s industry to stay connected during this unprecedented period.
June 4, 2020
Tarsus Group, the organizer of Labelexpo/Brand Print Americas 2020, recently confirmed new dates for its co-located shows as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
Community Development Financial Institutions work to expand economic opportunity in low-income communities by providing access to financial products and services for local residents and businesses.
June 4, 2020
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, recently announced that it is setting aside $10 billion of round-two funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to be lent exclusively by Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).
The companies are calling for policies that will build resilience against future shocks by supporting efforts to hold global temperature rise to within 1.5°C (34.7°F) above pre-industrial levels.
June 3, 2020
Henkel is among 155 major global companies from 34 sectors that have signed a statement urging governments around the world to align their COVID-19 economic aid and recovery efforts with the latest climate science.
For every U.S. electronics manufacturing job, three other jobs are supported in the U.S. economy, contributing to a total of 5.3 million American jobs.
May 29, 2020
Electronics manufacturing contributes powerfully to the U.S. economy, according to a recent report from IPC, the global electronics manufacturing industry association.
The May rise in builder sentiment follows the largest single monthly decline in the history of the Housing Market Index in April.
May 22, 2020
In a signal that the housing market is showing signs of stabilizing and gradually moving forward in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes increased seven points to 37 in May, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Chicago Glue recently helped Systematics more than double its output of face shields for healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
May 22, 2020
When running a business, many scenarios cross your mind. You prepare and plan and adapt. Yet very few, if any, can say they were prepared for the global pandemic that has put stress on not only their company, but also its team members and its operations. As always in challenging times, good things still have the opportunity to happen.
The new asset is expected to be operational in October 2020 and will be placed in Europe at Berry’s existing production facility in Berlin, Germany.
May 21, 2020
Berry Global Group, Inc. recently announced the continued expansion of its global Meltex meltblown capacity, with the addition of another asset to support growing global face mask demand.
The documents are provided in other languages for informational purposes only to assist non-English speakers with completing their Paycheck Protection Program applications.
May 19, 2020
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced that it is providing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and related materials in 17 languages other than English to help small business owners recover due to the unprecedented economic disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak.