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Surya Opens Showroom in the Boston Design Center
Surya announced today that its Boston Showroom located in the Boston Design Center, Suite 324, is officially open for business. The Boston location will allow trade professionals to interact…
ICFA 2020 Conference Registration Opens to Record Numbers
The International Casual Furniture Association announced that its “Charting Tomorrow Together” Educational Conference – #ICFAEdCon2020 – scheduled for February 4-7, has sparked an unprecedented level…
OMI to Develop Public Education Program
Leading organic mattress manufacturer OMI, the industry advocate for healthy sleep, will make a significant investment in a branded public education program designed to increase consumer awareness of…
Housing Starts Reach Fastest Pace Since 2007
For the first time in more than a decade, housing starts are on a dramatic rise, and it appears that the housing market is seeing benefits from the Federal Open Market Committee and Federal Reserve…
AkzoNobel Makes $55 Million Reinvestment in North Carolina Wood Coatings Site
A new chapter is being written for AkzoNobel’s High Point, NC, industrial coatings manufacturing site with a capital infusion of $55 million. The milestone reinvestment aims to transform the site by…
Consumers Expected to Spend More This Holiday Season
With the holidays around the corner, retailers are ramping up for the big holiday push. One question on retailers’ minds at this time of year centers around spending habits during the holidays. For…
The Inaugural WELL Conference Planned for April 2020
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), in collaboration with the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and Emerald Expositions (Emerald), one of North America’s leading event and…
Fusion Designs Acquires Borkholder Furniture
Fusion Designs has acquired Borkholder Furnitur for an undisclosed sum. Based in Goshen, IN, Fusion will assume management of Borkholder’s operations as of Jan. 1, 2020. Borkholder Furniture will…
Terry McNew Named President and CEO of Klaussner
Klaussner Home Furnishings announced today that Terry McNew has been named CEO and will officially join the company on Nov. 11. McNew brings nearly 40 years of operations, manufacturing and sales…
Architectural Lighting Works Acquires v2 Lighting Group
Architectural Lighting Works announced that it has acquired v2 Lighting Group, Inc. of San Jose, CA, a move that further strengthens Architectural Lighting Works’ position as an industry-leading…