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From Home Furnishing Business
November 30,
2016 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Executive Changes, Industry 
Specialty yarn manufacturer, Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, (MSYG) has hired Ed Carroll, as Vice President of Finance and Amy Isenhour as Sales Marketing Manager, as part of the company’s expansions to its U.S. manufacturing operations.
November 30,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Bedding, Business Strategy, Industry, Product
Bedding manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort (NYSE:SCSS), maker of the Sleep Number bed, is supplying beds for the 2017 HGTV Dream Home, which is on St. Simons Island, Ga.
November 30,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Designer Weekly, Executive Changes, Industry
Derrick Ricketts, a former executive with high-end case goods and home décor resource Aidan Gray, has been named vice president of leasing for home & design at the Dallas Market Center.
November 30,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
City of Hope, a cancer and diabetes research and treatment center that has been supported by the home furnishings industry for many years, has formed an alliance with the TGen Institute, a Phoenix non-profit that has been a leader in biomedical research.
November 30,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Financial Reports, Industry
Directors of Hooker Furniture (NASDAQ: HOFT) agreed to increase the quarterly cash dividend to 12 cents per share, a 20% boost from the previous dividend of 10 cents per share.
November 30,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Las Vegas, Market, Special Events
Home Furnishings Business is putting together its editorial coverage for the January Las Vegas Market issue and will include photographs of product introductions.
November 29,
2016 by Larry Thomas in Executive Changes, Industry
Ken Hinman, global marketing officer for latex supplier Talalay Global, is leaving the company to become president of a new design and apparel company based in Nashville, Tenn.