September 29, 2025

In this issue:   Steelcase and MillerKnoll Deliver Steady Results—Is the Worst Finally Over for the Office Furniture Giants? / Trump announces new tariffs on upholstered furniture / Ikea in the crosshairs as Trump adds 50% furniture tariffs / ABI August 2025: Softness persists at architecture firms / RSC, LLC Celebrates 25 Years of Innovation and Service Excellence / Allsteel Reimagines Showroom Experience with D.C. Design Lab / America’s Office Slump Is Gutting City Budgets and Taxpayers Are Paying the Price / White House Threatens More Permanent U.S. Federal Workforce Layoffs In Shutdown Standoff / U.S. Office Recovery Splits as New York Gains and West Coast Vacancies Climb / Boston Office Demand Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels / San Francisco Office Set for Positive Absorption Thanks To Small Tenant Demand / No More 'Asking For The Moon.' The Office Amenity Race May Finally Be Slowing / Big Employers Struggle to Enforce Office Return Mandates / How Hospitality’s Third Places are Supporting Remote Work / The Rush to Return to the Office Is Stalling / Designing for Joy and Delight / and much more…