The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a program created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdown, which incentivizes businesses with a refundable tax credit for maintaining their payroll during 2020 and 2021.

Shaw awarded scholarships to 140 students upon high school graduation to aid further studies. 

The NTCA is continually increasing the size of its training team and are seeking resumes from qualified candidates to become a NTCA Trainer beginning on a sub-contract basis with opportunity to lead to full time staff employment.

LL Flooring, one of the nation’s largest specialty retailers of hard-surface flooring, and the National Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship Program (NFCAP) are marking a milestone with the opening of the initiative’s first training facility in partnership with the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Texas.

The Dixie Group Foundation Inc., annually makes available college scholarships to children of Dixie Group associates.

The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) welcomes the partnership of ARDEX, the leading solution and service provider of innovative building systems. ARDEX is showing its support for the industry and stepping up to support training initiatives spearheaded by FCEF. 

Eight students got the opportunity to work hands-on with every flooring type during the Floor Covering Education Foundation’s 10-week basic installer course. Hear more about their journey.

The first episode, The Future of Flooring—PVC-Free Flooring, aired April 27. 

These workshops on standards-based installation practices are free and open to tile installers and contractors, sales personnel and architects and designers.

This launch positions design as a viable career option for a diverse group of high school students and emerging professionals through its curriculum.