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To say that 2009 was a tumultuous year for stocks is clearly an understatement. Some, though, fared better than others. Comment?
Workers at VA Furniture Plant on Furlough May Face Permanent Layoffs
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An undetermined number of workers at Thomasville Furniture in Appomattox are on a 90-day furlough that could become a permanent layoff. Comment?
Va. furniture workers on furlough
APPOMATTOX, Va. - An undetermined number of workers at Thomasville Furniture in Appomattox are on a 90-day furlough that could become a permanent layoff. Comment?
School Reforms: the beginning, not the end
... by every educator and legislatorA in Michigan and America. This quoteA by Farooq Kathwari, the CEO of Ethan Allen furniture company, stood out: "Our associates recognize that reinvention is vital to our very survival."Teachers and those who run our ... Comment?
Ottawa County close to buying property of man who died in 2008 for...
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Mitch Stevens remembers Cal Aldrink as a man who loved God, enjoyed people and delighted in nature. Comment?
There used to be a Jernigan that worked for the Sheriff's Dept. He was short and red headed. Comment?
School Specialty Upped to Neutral
... grade market in the U.S. and Canada. The company provides more than 75,000 items ranging from classroom supplies, furniture, playground equipment and supplemental curriculum solutions to approximately 91,000 schools in the U.S. under brands such as ... Comment?
Thomasville Furniture furloughs workers at plant
LYNCHBURG, Va. a ' Earlier this month Thomasville Furniture's ready-to-assemble furniture facility in Appomattox, Va., placed a portion of its workers on a 90-day furlough, according to a report in The News and Advance here. Comment?
Thomasville Furniture puts workers on 90-day furlough
Many employees of Thomasville Furniture in Appomattox have been placed on a 90-day furlough that could become a permanent layoff. Comment?
Royal reward for Wiltshire's unsung heroes
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NEW Year Honours for Wiltshire men and women included OBEs for the leader of Wiltshire Council, a man who has helped provide homes for thousands of people and a top furniture designer. Comment?
Commentary with Tom Watkins: School reforms - the beginning, not the end
... by every educator and legislator in Michigan and America. This quote by Farooq Kathwari, the CEO of Ethan Allen furniture company, stood out: "Our associates recognize that reinvention is vital to our very survival." Teachers and those who run our ... Comment?
Building that burned may be a blessing
... institution. Unlike other acts of nature - if indeed that's what is determined to be the case in the former United Furniture plant fire early Monday morning on Elk Street near uptown Lexington - a fire guts a building leaving nothing left to start ... Comment?
Wiltshire stalwarts celebrate New Year honours
... honour was for the whole village. Mark Wilkinson, 59, who overcame severe dyslexia to become one of the foremost furniture designers in the country, has been made an OBE in the New Year Honours list. Mr Wilkinson who, with his wife Cynthia was until ... Comment?
Author heads local honours list
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... Willcocks is given an MBE for services to netball and Bromham's Mark Wilkinson becomes an OBE for services to the furniture industry and in recognition of his work with dyslexic charities. Explore the BBC This page is best viewed in an up-to-date ... Comment?
Ottawa Hills High School's original wing gets new look
... by an undisclosed gift from business partner Amway. Steelcase also is providing interactive technology and new furniture. Thirty freshmen, who work on wireless laptop computers, are enrolled in the new Centers of Innovation program, which will add a ... Comment?
Invesco Elects Phoebe A. Wood to Board of Directors
Invesco Ltd. today announced that Phoebe A. Wood has been elected a member of the Board of Directors, effective January, 2010. Comment?
Tres Amigos, the Tucson-based furniture company, is moving to a nearly 30,000-square-foot location on East Speedway to accommodate its growing wholesale and Internet business. Comment?
Furniture industry doing a bit better
... October, Smith Leonard PLLC, a financial-services company based in High Point, reported yesterday. The survey of furniture manufacturers and marketers found that they had a combined $1.64 billion in orders in October, compared with $1.63 billion in ... Comment?
Herman Miller Turns Over New "Leaf" for Breast Cancer Research & Awareness
Herman Miller Inc. is adding a new dimension to its award-winning Leaf personal light. Comment?
... during World War II. He graduated from high school in Logan, OH in 1937. He had been employed as a manager in the furniture industry for his entire career. Before retirement he had been employed at Crawford Furniture, American Manufacturing Concern ... Comment?