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Furniture Brands appoints Mark Wiltshire president of Canadian operation
ST. LOUIS a ' Manufacturer and importer Furniture Brands International has named former La-Z-Boy executive Mark Wiltshire to the newly created position of president, Canada.
Carthage Crisis Center planning move
Globe/B.W. Shepherd Brian Bisbee, a director of the Carthage Crisis Center, shows off an outdoor area at the center's remodeled location.
Just over one year ago, Herman Miller , the Michigan-based furniture maker, with its sales and earnings were still expanding nicely, was in the middle of a transformation from U.S. furniture manufacturer into global player.
Bassett Expects to Report Second Quarter Results by Month End
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. today announced that as part of its triennial accounting review by the SEC, it has received comment letters from the Commission during the second and third quarters of 2009, relating to Bassett's Form 10-K for the year ended November 29, 2008 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2009.
Plea to fill void left in Barnoldswick after firm set to relocate
A FRESH plan has been hatched to try and create up to 60 jobs which are set to be lost in a Pendle town.
Brother and sister killed north of Leggett
The wreckage of the 2001 Dodge pickup driven by 25-year-old Josh Silva of Willits lies at the bottom of Highway 101 some six miles north of Leggett last Thursday.
HNI Corporation Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results Conference Call
HNI Corporation will host its quarterly conference call for investors to discuss second quarter fiscal 2009 results on: Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:00 a.m. Eastern 10:00 a.m. Central 8:00 a.m. Pacific To participate in the call, please dial: 1-888-428-4473 Assistance is available throughout the teleconference meeting.
Bassett embezzler gets jail sentence
A Mount Airy man is now behind bars for his role in an embezzling scheme that netted more than $1 million in products from a local Bassett Furniture Industries plant.
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Zeeland's Herman Miller listed among "Top 20 Sustainability Stocks"
Looking to invest in a company that is making money while helping the planet? Herman Miller Inc.
Herman Miller Introduces a Fresh Digital Face to the World
Herman Miller Inc. has updated its public Web site to better accommodate its customers.
Flexsteel Named Furniture a Supplier of the Yeara
Flexsteel Industries Inc. has been recognized as the best of the nation's furniture suppliers by an industry publication - an award that comes on the heels of company layoffs and sales declines in the midst of a struggling furniture market, according to the Dubuque Telegraph Herald .
EPA cites Sauder for alleged clean-air violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed an administrative complaint against Sauder Woodworking Cogeneration Facility for alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company's furniture manufacturing plant at 502 Middle St., Archbold, Ohio.
Smit paid well to run bankrupt Charter Communications
Neil Smit, chief executive of bankrupt Charter Communications Inc. , ascended to the top of the Business Journal's annual list of St.
Spartan Motors Inc. has named former Herman Miller Inc. finance executive Joseph M. Nowicki chief financial officer.
Malaysian National News Agency
Ministry To Discuss Shortage Of Workers In Furniture Industry
The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry will discuss with other agencies, including the Home Ministry and Human Resource Ministry, the shortage of workers in the furniture industry.
Flexsteel Industries Inc. has been recognized as the best of the nation's furniture suppliers by an industry publication -- an award that comes on the heels of company layoffs and sales declines in the midst of a struggling furniture market.
Steelcase, Herman Miller: Still investing
As their companies reported large declines in quarterly revenues, chief executives at Steelcase Inc.
Shares of LSI Industries Inc. have risen 17.7 percent this week after the Blue Ash-based maker of graphics and lighting products announced two deals.
Web sales drop slightly for School Specialty in FY 2009
School Specialty Inc., an online retailer and direct marketer of supplemental learning materials for teachers, schools and parents, reported a slight drop in web sales for fiscal 2009.
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