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The following is part of a continuing series of retailer and contractor forums Floor Trends is doing over the course of the year.

The commercial flooring industry is moving full steam ahead as the economy continues to bounce back.

As the economy continues to see a welcomed upswing, the need for new and improved corporate spaces has returned.

For the members of the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA), coming to convention is like coming to a family get-together—everyone knows each other.

For anyone wondering how the commercial segment in general is doing, one just needed to wander through the Starnet Annual Meeting to see members were in an upbeat mood as the contract business continues to outpace the overall industry.

When it comes to both healthcare and hospitality, there is something to be said about the additional elements used in these segments, which have provoked designers to really think outside of the box.

Joshua Cohen is a bit of anachronism.

As the economy continues to steadily recover, FMI, a construction and engineering industry consulting firm, predicts new construction projects will grow 8% this year based on the firm’s “Construction Outlook 1st Quarter Report.”

Flooring professionals from all levels of the industry came together at the Waldorf Astoria in New York for a black tie event to help raise funds and awareness for the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF).

INSTALL (International Standards and Training Alliance) issued what it called a “call to arms” to contractor members at its three-day 2015 Floorcovering Leadership Conference, which carried the theme of “The Future in Flooring” at the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) International Training Center in Las Vegas.