Tag: Qualified Labor

A new initiative to promote qualified and quality labor The industry – and the world as we know it – has been going through some changes....

Three years ago, the ceramic tile industry leaders came together to create what is now Why Tile. This initiative is the tile industry’s joint...

Construction employment grew in 211, or 59 percent, out of 358 metro areas between December 2018 and December 2019, declined...

In the world of design, like so many other arenas of business, getting the job done right the first time is critical. The success...

Humility, homework, determination, and documentation lead to success for women in the industry According to a March 2019 story on Construction Dive (https://bit.ly/2HhWLkN), women comprise...

Icon Tile & Design to sponsor a female tile setter’s CTI exam In October 2017, Chanel Carrizosa of Icon Tile & Design (icontileanddesign.com) in Kirkland,...

Texas and Wyoming Have Biggest Number and Percent of Annual Job Gains, While Louisiana Lags; Texas and Utah Experience Largest One-Month Gains as Ohio...

NTCA simplifies DOL-approved “earn as you learn” opportunity  If you’ve been in the tile industry for any length of time, you know one of the most...

Does lack of willingness to purchase installation excellence exclude tile setters who craft quality work? Coverings is not only an opportunity to see firsthand the...

Numbers don’t lie. The numbers tell us as leaders in the tile industry that we have a challenge we must overcome, and it is...