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Indiana Furniture opening new Chicago Design Studio for NeoCon 2024

JASPER, Ind. — NeoCon, the world’s largest contract furniture and commercial design show, has had some recent losses with companies such as Steelcase announcing a move from the MART to the nearby Fulton Market district in Chicago, but today the facility can announce a big win. Office furniture manufacturer Indiana Furniture has signed a lease with […]

Lyreco launches Olympics furniture pre-sale

Lyreco has made available for pre-sale the office furniture it will be supplying for this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. As an Official Supporter of the Games, Lyreco is supplying furniture to the organising committee, international delegations and athletes. Products include tables, chairs, cabinets, cupboards and shelving units.

MillerKnoll Honored with Disability Matters Award

ZEELAND, Mich., April 10, 2024 — MillerKnoll, a collective of dynamic design brands, received the 2024 Disability Matters North America Award. Presented annually by Springboard Consulting LLC, the award honors companies for their innovative programs and successful strategies related to outreach, recruitment, engagement, and retention of candidates, employees, and customers with disabilities. Previous winners of this […]

Historic Indiana Furniture factory to be converted into apartments

JASPER, Ind. – Developers plan to convert a 119-year-old building that formerly housed Indiana Furniture’s manufacturing operations into an affordable multi-use housing complex. According to the Dubois County Free Press, Krempp Construction, and Flaherty & Collins propose transforming the historic four-story building into 147 one- and two-bedroom apartments that would rent between $400 and $950 a […]

MillerKnoll reports decline in Q3 sales; reduces workforce

ZEELAND, Mich. – Office and contract furniture giant MillerKnoll reported $872.3 million in third quarter net sales, an 11.4% decline from last year. Last quarter, the company also reported an 11% decline. Sales decreased across all three of the company’s segments, falling 9% in America contract, 10.4% in international contract and 17% in global retail. Orders […]

Office furniture store owner eyes expansion

Israel Guerrero, owner of Continuum Office Environments LLC, is considering adding an additional location for his office furniture store. After earning $1.4 million in revenue in 2023 and adding two more employees, Continuum has outgrown its 13,000-square-foot facility at 720 N. Fancher, north of the Franz Bakery Outlet and south of Broadway Avenue in Spokane Valley. […]

Flexsteel Announces Blue Ribbon Product Launches at High Point April Market

Flexsteel Industries is set to debut its Blue Ribbon product launches at the April 2024 High Point Market. This initiative is part of Flexsteel’s dedication to providing products designed to attract customers and support retailer sales with quality design and craftsmanship. The Blue Ribbon initiative is a strategic approach aimed at improving demand and profitability […]