April 8,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Executive Changes on April 9, 2012
Kim Rieck has joined International Market Centers as general counsel, a new position at the home furnishings and gift showroom operator.
Rieck is responsible for all legal matters across the IMC organization. For the last five years, Rieck has served as senior vice president, general counsel and zecretary of Glimcher Realty Trust, Columbus, Ohio.
"We are pleased to have Kim join our organization to oversee and administer all legal matters for IMC, which will require a keen focus on commercial activities and transactions, REIT compliance, and building the required legal infrastructure for a public-facing company," said International Market Centers CEO Bob Maricich. "Kim's corporate expertise complements the strength of our existing capabilities. Jon Leleu is an incredible asset with regard to tenant affairs and local government in his role as in-house counsel for International Market Centers."
Rieck reports to Maricich and is based in Las Vegas.
At Glimcher, Rieck was responsible for all legal matters for the nationally recognized real estate investment trust, which owned, managed and developed enclosed and open-air regional malls as well as community centers. Prior to holding this position, Rieck served as outside counsel for Glimcher during his tenure with Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey LLP, an international law firm, where he specialized in commercial real estate law and corporate finance.
Prior to joining Squire Sanders, Rieck had an extensive background in the field of corporate real estate. He was senior vice president, general counsel and secretary to DeBartolo Realty Corp., a publicly traded company that owned and developed shopping centers. DeBartolo Realty was ultimately acquired by Simon Property Group to become the first ranked and largest real estate investment trust in the United States. Prior to that, Rieck spent 15 years in legal positions with DeBartolo including deputy general counsel and senior project lawyer. Rieck earned his J.D. in 1977 from Ohio State University College of Law and his B.A. in 1974 from Case Western Reserve University.
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By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on April 9, 2012
Stacy Furniture & Design, Grapevine, Texas, and Sleep Inc. have teamed with Red Cross to provide 150-plus new mattress sets to tornado victims in North Texas.
Tornados swept the Dallas/Fort Worth area last Tuesday, forcing many residents to look to the Red Cross for shelter and aid.
Stacy Furniture and local bedding supplier Sleep Inc. have delivered 150 vouchers to local Red Cross officials to be distributed once their need has been evaluated. Victims should contact their local Red Cross to receive their vouchers. These may be redeemed at any Stacy Furniture & Design location in Grapevine, Allen or Plano immediately through Oct. 15.
"We are very thankful that we are able to help out some of the victims of this terrible storm," said Rick Stacy, owner of Stacy Furniture & Design. "It will take us time to rebuild these homes and communities and anything we can do to help that go a little smoother for these families, we're proud to do."
Stacy Furniture & Design is a local, family owned furniture and design showroom with three locations, Grapevine, Allen and Plano. For more than 30 years, the Stacy family has given back to the community through national and North Texas area charities.
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Two firefighters were killed battling a massive blaze in Philadelphia at an abandoned warehouse Monday after an adjacent furniture store they were inspecting collapsed, burying them in a pile of debris, authorities said.
City officials say a vacant warehouse had been cited for fire code violations several times and court action was in the offing when the building was hit by a massive blaze that led to the deaths of two firefighters in a collapse at an adjacent furniture store where the flames had spread.
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It's not unusual for a family business to be passed onto the next generation.In fact, in some families, it's expected.But in the case of Charlie Hummel, founder of Hummel's Good Furniture, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, things weren't so clear.When he made the decision to retire last year, Hummel believed he would have to sell the business he founded 30 years ago, which specializes in unfinished and refinished furniture.Read Full Article...
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PHILADELPHIA Two firefighters were killed battling a massive blaze at an abandoned warehouse Monday after an adjacent furniture store they were inspecting collapsed, burying them in a pile of debris, authorities said. It took about two hours to extract...
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