Community News

• Take a walk in Charlie Loudermilk Park

  Furniture Today Staff, November 19, 2008
  ATLANTA — Aaron Rents founder and Chairman Charlie Loudermilk will soon be able to take a leisurely stroll in a park named after him.  More

• Mitchell Gold discusses book on ‘Charlie Rose'

  Furniture Today Staff, November 7, 2008
  NEW YORK —Mitchell Gold, chairman of upholstery producer Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, was on "Charlie Rose" Thursday discussing the book he co-edited, "Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay in America."  More

• Furniture sought for 'Made in N.C.' exhibit

  Staff Staff, October 31, 2008
  BOONE, N.C. - Examples of the most artful furniture ever created in North Carolina will be the subject of Made in North Carolina: American Furniture, Craft Manufactured, an upcoming exhibit from Appalachian State University here.  More

• Berry shooting

  Furniture Today Staff, October 31, 2008
  COLUMBUS, Miss. - Taylor Berry, 25-year-old son of Scott Berry, president of case goods source T.S. Berry, has died in a shooting, according to a report in the Columbus Dispatch.  More

• Furniture fabric discards find good use

  Heath Combs, October 30, 2008
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Furniture industry fabrics that may have once gone to a landfill are finding a better use at the Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital here.  More

• NHFA sets Retail Manager's Workshop

  Tanya K. Merritte, October 28, 2008
  HIGH POINT — The National Home Furnishings Assn. will hold its Retail Manager's Workshop March 29-April 1 at the Renaissance Denver Hotel in Denver.  More

• High Point Market Fall 2008: Aspenhome previews new Imagine collection

  Furniture Today Staff, October 24, 2008
  HIGH POINT — Aspenhome says it will introduce a full-line furniture collection early next year called Imagine, which it will use in part as a conduit for raising funds for City of Hope.  More

• High Point Market Fall 2008: Bedding innovations selling

  David Perry, October 23, 2008
  AT THE MARKET - Retailers looking for new products to spark sales in a tough business climate are finding plenty to choose from here this week. Value-priced lines are a hit in many showrooms, but some high-end offerings, including the new Martha Stewart mattress line, also are enjoying strong receptions.  More

• Natuzzi planning first North American furniture plant

  Joan Gunin, October 22, 2008
  SANTERAMO IN COLLE, Italy - Natuzzi's board has approved a three-year business plan to increase sales and profitability that includes opening the company's first production facility in North America.  More

• High Point Market Fall 2008: Entertainment sources banking on TV sales

  Larry Thomas, October 20, 2008
  HIGH POINT - Although admittedly uneasy about this week's High Point Market, entertainment furniture sources are counting on brisk television sales to give the category a much-needed lift through the holiday selling season.  More

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