August 30,
2013 by in Economic News, Industry 
Consumer purchases, which account for about 70 percent of the economy, rose 0.1 percent after a revised 0.6 percent increase the prior month that was larger than previously estimated, the Commerce Department reported today in Washington.
The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 0.3 percent rise. Incomes increased 0.1 percent, down from 0.3 percent the previous month.
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Source: BusinessWeek
August 30,
2013 by in Industry, Legal
Tiffin, Ohio-based Ameriwood Inds. has been fined $50,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Adminisration for unsafe equipment.
OSHA said the company failed to use energy-control procedures on foam cutting machines, putting workers at risk.
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Source: Toledoblade.com
August 30,
2013 by in Executive Changes, Industry
A Furniture Brands Internatinoal board member has resigned after a 15-month stint on the furniture maker's board. Kent J. Hussey has resigned as a director.
Furniture Brands said in a regulatory filing today that Hussey resigned last Friday. His decision to leave the board was not a result of disagreements with the company or with matters related to company operations, the filing said.
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Source: STLtoday.com
August 30,
2013 by in Executive Changes, Industry
BDI has named Jim Lahren vice president of marketing and sales.
August 30,
2013 by in Industry, Special Events
The Ronald McDonald House Charities has honored furniture supplier La-Z-Boy as the recipient of the 2013 of the RMHC Outstanding Stewardship Award.
August 30,
2013 by in Bedding, Product
Bedding supplier Simmons Bedding Co. has named a new creative, advertising and marketing agency. Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners (kbs+) is Simmons' lead creative agency.
August 29,
2013 by in Green, Industry
California took a step toward updating flammability standards, when a state bureau last week proposed new rules that could reduce the amount of toxic flame retardants in furniture and other consumer goods.
The new standards - proposed by the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation - would overturn a 1975 state rule that required furniture foam to withstand an open flame.
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Source: U-T San Diego