January 8,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Community / Charitable Support, Designer Weekly, Industry 
Karen McNeill, CEO of the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame, has been named 2018 winner of the WithIt Legacy Award, the highest award bestowed by WithIt, the professional development group for women in the home and furnishings industries.
January 5,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
An early-morning fire caused extensive damage to the American Furniture Mfg. plant in Ecru, Miss., but no injuries were reported.
January 4,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
Ashley’s Angels, a non-profit group organized by Ashley Furniture employees, delivered Christmas cheer to 1,356 needy children across the country, providing food, clothing, and toys to children in more than 60 school districts in Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
January 3,
2018 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Community / Charitable Support, Designer Weekly, Industry
University professor and long-time interior design business coach and consultant David Shepherd has created an intensive 12-week Interior Design MBA program.
January 2,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry
John Portman Jr., who founded what is now AmericasMart and gained worldwide fame as an architect and developer, died Dec. 29 at age 93.
December 28,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Community / Charitable Support, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
Jake Jabs, longtime CEO of American Furniture Warehouse in Denver, will be honored by the Arizona Home Furnishings Representatives Assn. at a dinner during next month’s Las Vegas Market.
December 27,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Designer Weekly, Industry
Jeremiah Goodman, the cover illustrator for Interior Design magazine for 15 years, and Howard Elkus, co-founding principal of the Boston firm Elkus Manfredi Architects, were among the well-known interior designers and architects who passed away in 2017.