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Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet Introduces Built-in Pizza Oven

Thursday, January 22, 2015

At the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet launched a new version of its popular countertop Artisan Fire Pizza Oven, giving people the same performance as the original oven, but now in a built-in design. After years of popular...

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Young Adults Aren't Buying It!

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Young adults aren't the consumers they once were. A Demo Memo analysis of Consumer Expenditure Survey data shows older Americans overtaking them as better customers in many important categories. Here is how the average spending of households headed by...

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Housing Starts End Year on High Note

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Led by solid gains in single-family housing production, nationwide housing starts rose 4.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.089 million units in December, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department. For the year,...

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Hearth Regulations: New Year, Old Problems

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

It may be a new year, but the hearth industry continues to face familiar and massive challenges from government regulatory agencies. Despite the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association’s February, 2013, legal victory over the U.S. Department of...

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Opportunity Seized

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO

Karen and Paul Galindo open a Designer Showroom 600 miles from their main operations in Texas.  Exteriors Designer Showroom Santa Fe In 2013 Karen and Paul Galindo undertook a major re-branding and re-design of their three patio stores...

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A Slightly More Optimistic Outlook for Homebuilding

Friday, January 9, 2015

From Wells Fargo Economics Group Even though 2014 proved to be a disappointing year for home sales and new single-family construction, there are several reasons to be optimistic about the housing sector in the New Year. • Most importantly, job...

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EcoChic Lifestyles Relocates from Canada to U.S.


Thursday, January 8, 2015

EcoChic Lifestyles, an eco-friendly wood and metal furnishings company founded in 2012 by Megan Risdon, has moved its corporate headquarters from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Los Angeles, California. After enjoying early, rapid growth, EcoChic is poised...

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