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Sales of newly-built, single-family homes fell 3.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 440,000 units in February, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.  ...

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Summer Classics is pleased to announce the appointment of Quinn Decker as vice president of Summer Classics Contract. Quinn comes to us with years of experience in the contract and hospitality business, including a stint as president of a publicly-held...

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Golden Blount, of Dallas, Texas, started in the fireplace business in 1970. He began first as a manufacturers rep,working for fireplace-related companies as well many hardware and lawn and garden manufacturers. The fireplace business, though, was always...

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Commercial furnishings veteran Bill Bongaerts announces the opening of a new company, Shelter Outdoor, purveyor of modern outdoor structures for the commercial and residential markets. Bongaerts, well-known as president of commercial furnishings company...

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Innovative Hearth Products (IHP), the manufacturer of Lennox Hearth Products and FMI Products, has issued a public statement about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new standards for wood heaters. Known as the New Source Performance Standards...

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Homecrest Outdoor Living has hired Michael Mettendorf as vice president of Global Sales, effective immediately. He has over 25 years experience in consumer products sales, and almost 10 years in the casual furniture industry. From 2005-2012, he was...

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Barbeques Galore, the nation's leading specialty retailer of outdoor living products, has announced the appointment of Henrik Stepanyan to the position of chief executive officer. He has been with the company for six years, the previous four as chief...

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Panama Jack continues to add new resort-inspired products and designs to the home furnishings market. The company recently signed two new licensing agreements as well as having introduced several additional product lines with manufacturers already...

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