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Kimball International HQ earns key designation

JASPER, Ind. – Kimball International Inc. (Nasdaq: KBAL) this week announced its corporate headquarters in Jasper has earned the WELL Certified Platinum designation. The WELL certification is given to buildings and organizations that seek to enhance human health and well-being.        

MillerKnoll, Steelcase expect flat to lower sales this quarter as order rates soften

MillerKnoll Inc. and Steelcase Inc. both expect flat to lower sales for the present quarter going into 2023 amid softer order rates. The Zeeland-based MillerKnoll (Nasdaq: MLKN) expects organic sales for the second quarter of the 2023 fiscal year to decrease 0.7 percent to 2.9 percent from the same period a year ago, to $980 million to $1.02 […]

Kimball International announces WELL certified™ platinum for corporate headquarters

JASPER — Kimball International announces that its corporate headquarters in Jasper, Indiana, has earned WELL Certified™ Platinum through the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). Earlier this year, Kimball International was one of the first furniture manufacturers to have multiple corporate showrooms obtain the WELL Health-Safety Rating. This next designation marks an important achievement and visible […]

Martin Furniture creates new position focused on e-commerce

SAN DIEGO – Cheryl Whyers has been hired to lead a newly developed sales channel as e-business and retail e-commerce manager for Martin Furniture. Martin says Whyers is a digital marketing and e-commerce sales executive with more than 20 years of experience in B2C, D2C and B2B. “We are very excited to have Cheryl join our team,” […]

MillerKnoll, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results

ZEELAND, Mich., Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sales growth of 4% over the prior year, up 8% organically Year-over-year operating margin expansion in the Americas Contract and International Contract & Specialty segments Continued progress with the integration of Knoll $101 million of run-rate cost synergies captured to date Increased targeted run-rate cost synergies from $120 million to $140 million within three years […]

Steelcase sales improve in third quarter, but battle with inflation continues

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Office furniture giant Steelcase reported third quarter revenue of $826.9 million, a 19% gain over the same period last year. Inflation remains a chief concern, however. “Our gross margin improvement in the Americas this quarter reflected the benefits from the pricing actions we’ve been implementing in the face of extraordinary inflation levels,” said […]