This Herman Miller face mask is designed to fight modern slavery

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Wednesday, 20 January 2021

So you can’t afford an iconic Herman Miller Eames lounge chair. The good news is you can treat yourself to the esteemed mid-century modern furniture company’s new face masks for a good cause.

Herman Miller has launched a limited-edition face mask called “Design for Freedom” in partnership with Grace Farms Foundation, a humanitarian non-profit organization. The face mask is $30. Proceeds from the sales of the masks will go to Design for Freedom, a Grace Farms initiative that seeks to eliminate modern slavery from the built environment.

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Healthcare Furniture Market Is Booming Worldwide : Steelcase, Knoll, MedViron

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Tuesday, 19 January 2021

Edison, NJ — (SBWIRE) — 01/19/2021 — Latest Report Available at Advance Market Analytics, “Healthcare Furniture Market” provides pin-point analysis for changing competitive dynamics and a forward looking perspective on different factors driving or restraining industry growth.

The global Healthcare Furniture market focuses on encompassing major statistical evidence for the Healthcare Furniture industry as it offers our readers a value addition on guiding them in encountering the obstacles surrounding the market. A comprehensive addition of several factors such as global distribution, manufacturers, market size, and market factors that affect the global contributions are reported in the study. In addition the Healthcare Furniture study also shifts its attention with an in-depth competitive landscape, defined growth opportunities, market share coupled with product type and applications, key companies responsible for the production, and utilized strategies are also marked.

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Knoll Inc. (KNL) Soars 1.08% on January 19

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Tuesday, 19 January 2021

Knoll Inc. (KNL) had a good day on the market for Tuesday January 19 as shares jumped 1.08% to close at $15.85. About 274,959 shares traded hands on 2,230 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 50.68 million. After opening the trading day at $15.88, shares of Knoll Inc. stayed within a range of $15.95 to $15.30.

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Herman Miller teams up with Hip Hop Architect Michael Ford

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Tuesday, 19 January 2021

Herman Miller has partnered with Hip Hop Architect Michael Ford, to host Conversations for Change, a platform for discussions about racial inequity, social justice, and hope.

Ford has produced his first piece of furniture with Herman Miller, a modified version of the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (ELO) that was originally launched in 1956 by Charles and Ray Eames. For Ford’s remix, he has handwritten the names of victims of racism in the United States as a tribute to those who lost their lives to racial injustice.

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BIFMA Introduces New ANSI Occasional-Use Seating Standard

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Tuesday, 18 January 2021

THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) has approved the new safety and performance standard: ANSI/BIFMA X6.4-2021, Occasional-Use Seating.

The BIFMA Subcommittee for Seating Standards worked diligently for the past three years to intro- duce this new ANSI standard. The Subcommittee began work in 2017 and provided guidance for the 2018 publication of BIFMAX6.4-2018 Occasional-Use Seating. Demand for this standard increased in 2020 with the influx of work at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the Association sponsored development of X6.4 to become an American National Standard.

Regency Furniture doubles capacity at headquarters with latest expansion

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Friday, 15 January 2021

AKRON, Ohio — Regency Furniture, an office furniture manufacturer that does most of its business in the commercial field, has cut the ribbon on its latest expansion project, doubling capacity at its Akron, Ohio, headquarters.

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Grace Farms and Herman Miller launch face masks to support eradicating slavery in the built environment

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Tuesday, 15 January 2021

Coinciding with the launch of National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Grace Farms Foundation and Herman Miller have announced the launch of a limited-edition face mask with sales supporting Design for Freedom, a multifaceted initiative formally launched by Grace Farms last October aiming to abolish forced labor in the built environment.

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Wood products manufacturer will create 73 jobs in Russell County

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Friday, 15 January 2021

Rambler Wood Products is investing $7.6 million to establish a wood products manufacturing facility in Saint Paul, creating 73 jobs in the Russell County area, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday.

“As Virginia’s third-largest private sector industry, forestry supports thousands of quality jobs in our rural communities and contributes $21 million in economic impact each year,” Northam said in a statement. “We continue to prioritize bringing high-paying jobs and capital investment to all corners of our commonwealth while supporting working landscapes, and I am thankful to Rambler Wood Products for helping to create economic opportunity in Russell County.”

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Kimball International, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results

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Thursday, 14 January 2021

JASPER, Ind., Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBAL) will announce its second quarter fiscal year 2021 financial results on Thursday, February 4, 2021, after the close of the market.

The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET to review its financial performance.

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Herman Miller Named to Newsweek’s List of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2021

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Wednesday, 13 January 2021

HERMAN MILLER ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS BEEN NAMED to Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2021. This is the second consecutive year the company has earned this recognition.