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Response from the Vent-Free Gas Product Alliance

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

In an unsigned letter sent around the middle of December, the Vent-Free Gas Product Alliance Section of AHRI took issue with various elements of an article entitle “GAS – Heart of the Hearth” which appeared in the September issue of...

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Zillow: 2015 Will Be a Big Year for GenY

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

For 2015, Zillow predicts Millennials will overtake Generation X as the biggest group of home buyers. Zillow analyst Emily Hefter tosses in some data to support the pronouncement. This, of course, is the news everybody in home building and development...

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Joe Ruggiero Goes ‘Into the Garden’ for Sunbrella

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

While home décor authority Joe Ruggiero has traveled the globe in search of artistic inspirations, he has found some of his most thrilling discoveries in the formal garden retreat of his sprawling California home. It’s these flowers and ferns,...

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Tri State Distributors Acquires McNeely-Yuill

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Tri State Distributors, a prominent Pacific Northwest distributor of home appliances, hearth products and outdoor living products, in October acquired McNeely-Yuill, a hearth products and grill distributor in Northern California and Northern Nevada, according...

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Consumer Confidence Declines in November

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had rebounded in October, declined in November. The Index now stands at 88.7 (1985100), down from 94.1 in October. The Present Situation Index declined from 94.4 to 91.3, while the Expectations Index...

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Hanley Wood Sells Exhibitions Business for $375 Million

Tuesday, November 18, 2014, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Hanley Wood has agreed to sell its exhibition businesses to Informa, a U.K.-based publishing and events company, for $375 million. The sale is expected to close by the end of 2014. The deal involves 17 trade shows and events across the real estate,...

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International Market Centers files for IPO

Thursday, November 13, 2014, HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

The entity that owns a majority of the furniture showroom space in High Point plans to take the company public. International Market Centers (IMC) earlier this week filed for an initial public offering. IMC is seeking to raise about $200 million through...

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Tropitone Introduces New Products, New Looks

Thursday, November 6, 2014, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA

Tropitone Furniture Company, a leading manufacturer of fine outdoor casual furniture, is introducing Arzo, a contemporary woven seating collection for the commercial and residential markets. “We continue to outperform the market...

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Innovative Hearth Products Re-opens Russellville Plant

Monday, November 3, 2014, RUSSELVILLE, ALABAMA

On October 30, Innovative Hearth Products (IHP) celebrated a great accomplishment, the grand re-opening of its expanded Russellville, Alabama, facility. The event was hosted by Mark Klein, IHP CEO, and attended by numerous state and local officials including...

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