Furniture News

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.

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 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.

A FRESH plan has been hatched to try and create up to 60 jobs which are set to be lost in a Pendle town.

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 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.

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.

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Herman Miller Inc. has updated its public Web site to better accommodate its customers.

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 .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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