April 23,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on April 24, 2012
Shannon Taylor, a senior majoring in home furnishings and marketing with a minor in interior design at High Point University, has been honored as the recipient of the 2012 Haverty Cup Award.
Taylor, a native of Winston-Salem, received $2,500 and a plaque for her extensive accomplishments in the home furnishings programs. She has earned Dean's List recognition every semester during her four years at the university, was a recipient of the Celia Moh Scholarship, and was selected as a member of the Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business. She's also been an active participant in the High Point Market by working for the Sustainable Furnishings Council and Century Furniture Co.
The Haverty Cup was established in 1988 by Rawson Haverty Sr. to honor annually the most outstanding home furnishings graduate of HPU. Haverty established the award to encourage students to pursue a career in the home furnishings industry. Steve G. Burdette, executive vice president of Stores of Haverty Furniture Cos., and Scott T. Miles, vice president of stores and development, presented Taylor with the award on campus.
"Shannon is an outstanding student who has excelled in every home furnishings class and program," said Richard Bennington, Paul Broyhill Professor of Home Furnishings at HPU. "Her friendly, outgoing personality and her dedication to a home furnishings career have made her a great student to have on campus. We are proud that she is our 2012 recipient of the Haverty Cup."
Atlanta-based Havertys operates 119 showrooms in 17 states in the South and Midwest.
April 22,
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By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on April 23, 2012
The annual Spirit of Life gala raised more than $1.5 million for the City of Hope last night at the event honoring Jeff Seaman of Rooms To Go and Bob Sherman of Serta International.
The sold-out event, hosted at Grandover Resort, brought together 800 of the industry's power hitters in support of the medical research facility in Duarte, Calif.
The $1.5 million pushed the annual giving for the home furnishings industry for the 2011-2012 year to $2.5 million.
City of Hope was founded in 1913 and will be marking its Centennial anniversary next year, and the National Home Furnishings Industry chapter will celebrate its 50 year affiliation with the hospital next year.
April 22,
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By Aggregated Content in Business Strategy on April 23, 2012
from http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/apr/22/wsmet01-advance-gets-another-boost-in-furniture-ma-ar-2192038/
A Winston-Salem manufacturer of hospitality furnishings is moving to Advance, N.C., to gain more space for a projected growth spurt.
Beaufurn LLC, founded in 1996, is taking over the former Jeffco plant, a 72,000-square-foot building at 5269 U.S. 158. It plans to begin production there by Aug. 1. Beaufurn designs and makes high-quality furnishings, such as tables, chairs and lounge seating, for hotels, restaurants, universities, airports, food courts, coffee shops and commercial stores.
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April 21,
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from https://newsdesk4.moreover.com/click/?p=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jaGljYWdvdHJpYnVuZS5jb20vZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9zbnMtMjAxMjA0MjAwODAwcmVlZGJ1c2l2YXJpZXR5bnZyMTExODA1Mjg4NmFwcjIwLDAsMjA2MTMxOS5zdG9yeQ&a=MzM2Mg&f=SW1wb3J0ZWQ&s=cmljaHhtbA&u=YWNyZW5zaGF3QG5hcGNvLmNvbQ&c=T
CBS has inked its first licensing deal for "The Good Wife," in the form of a new line of home decor overseen by set decorator Beth Kushnick that Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams and Interlude Home will produce in the fall. The products, to include furniture,...
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April 21,
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HIGH POINT Tip-over accidents cause one death every two weeks, according to an 10-year study by the Consumer Product Safety Commision. The furniture industry wants retailers and consumers to understand the risks of television and furniture tip-over and know how to prevent it.Safety was the theme at Saturday mornings press breakfast, officially ushering in the 2012 spring High Point Market, which began Saturday.In March, the American Home Furnishings Alliance conducted a telephone survey of 1,000 U.S. households on the topic of furniture safety and attempted to determine what precautions parents were taking to prevent tip-over.Jackie Hirschhaut, AHFA vice
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