Furniture Forum Moves Venue to Accomodate Crowd

February 18, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on February 2007 The public forum on “The Future of Furniture Manufacturing” set for Wednesday at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, N.C., has been moved from the Belk Centrum center to the P.E. Monroe auditorium due to overwhelming response.

The forum, co-sponsored by Lenoir-Rhyne College and Home Furnishings Business, is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. and will be moderated by longtime industry executive Alan Cole. The panel will include Mickey Holliman, chairman and chief executive officer of Furniture Brands International; John Bray, president and chief executive of Vanguard Furniture; Bob Maricich, president of Century Furniture; Don Coleman, president of Hickory Springs; and Art Padilla, associate professor of management, entrepreneurship and innovation at North Carolina State University.

The forum is part of the Leading Edge Series conducted by the college to provide attendees with a comprehensive look at issues important to the Hickory, N.C., area.

The event is free and open to the public. To reserve a seat, call (828) 328-7314 or e-mail NealOrgain@lrc.edu.