April 16,
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By Aggregated Content in economic news on April 17, 2013
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Ashley Furniture broke ground Wednesday on a 1 million-plus-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing and distribution facility in Davie County, N.C.
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By Aggregated Content in Markets on April 16, 2013
from http://www.gqindia.com/content/5-most-innovative-designs-design-week
Rustic lamps by prison inmates? Home accessories shaped as fedoras? We're in designer heaven.
There's Fashion Week, and then there's that other week which is a huge deal in Milan. Held between the 9th and 14th of April, this year saw Salone del Mobile more commonly known as Milan Design Week attract a worldwide audience of thousands.
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April 15,
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By Aggregated Content in High Point on April 16, 2013
from http://www.hpe.com/news/x609282910/Officials-to-ramp-up-market-security
Law enforcement officials said they will implement additional security measures for the upcoming High Point Market in response to Monday's Boston Marathon bomb attack that killed three people and injured upward of 175.
Additional police personnel in certain common areas, increased security at market events and sweeps by bomb-detection dogs are among the steps that will be taken during market, which begins Saturday. More than 70,000 furniture professionals from 110 countries are expected to come to the city for the semi-annual trade show, which runs through April 25.
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April 15,
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By Aggregated Content in Green on April 16, 2013
from http://chainstoreage.com/article/ikea-plugs-maryland%E2%80%99s-largest-rooftop-solar-energy-system
Ikea said Tuesday it has plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its distribution center in Perryville, Md.
The 768,972-sq.-ft. PV array consists of a 2,674.9-kW system, built with 18,576 panels, and is the state's largest rooftop array.
The Ikea distribution center will produce approximately 3,397,178 kWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing 2,397 tons of carbon dioxide, eliminating the emissions of 499 cars or powering 359 homes yearly.
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April 15,
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By Aggregated Content in Furniture Retailing on April 16, 2013
from http://news.fredericksburg.com/businessbrowser/2013/04/16/marlo-furniture-store-planned-in-spotsylvania/#
A Marlo Furniture store is planned on State Route 3 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
The company recently submitted an application with Spotsylvania officials for a commercial building permit at 4040 Plank Road. That 30,000-square-foot building was formerly home to RoomStore Furniture, which went bankrupt.
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