China Oct CGPI input price index up (Aluminum Cast Patio Furniture) 3.8 pct y/y
China Oct CGPI input price index up 3.8 pct y/y
BEIJING, Nov 16 (Reuters) - China's corporate goods price index rose 3.8 percent in October from a year earlier, quickening from a 3.6 percent increase in September, the People's Bank of China said on Thursday.
Pearl 2 sets study on standards for local furniture industry
AS PART of its mission to help strengthen the capabilities of business support organizations (BSOs) in the country, the Private Enterprise Accelerated Resource Linkage Project (Pearl) 2 has conducted a feasibility study on establishing production standards for the local furniture industry.
United Way passes 80 percent mark on campaign
TUPELO - Pledges from Franklin Corp.'s employee campaign have pushed United Way to more than 80 percent of its $2 million goal. Melinda Tidwell, United Way director, said employees of the Houston-based furniture manufacturer pledged $81,600. That give the campaign $1.64 million in pledges.
Holiday shopping... locally
Ann Freeman of Big Springs shows the working parts of her doll furniture she is selling at the Big Springs Community Church Bazaar on Saturday. Freeman said she has been collecting the authentic wood doll furniture for years.
Erica Pope elpope@valdosta.edu
Downtown Valdostas first French market, The City Market, located at 101 N. Patterson St., offers a unique ensemble of photography, jewelry, furniture, clothes and accessories .
Friendship blossomed from first Guten tag
It was the T-shirt emblazoned with Munich Oktoberfest that first caught my eye while we were browsing in an Ocala furniture store. Lets see, that would have been 10, maybe 12, years ago.
Firefighter recruits challenged
Gilbert firefighter recruits trained Tuesday and Wednesday to tackle the unknowns of firefighting as they prepare to hit the streets for the first time in December.
When you wish upon a newspaper...
When asked about the Wish List, Linda Martin is moved to tears. It's an odd reaction to a page of newsprint with lists of objects that often read like the classified ads: "Furniture: Couch, end table and lamp, chair, four twin beds and bedding, kitchen table and chairs, two dressers."
La-Z-Boy Swings to 2Q Profit
(AP) MONROE, Mich. La-Z-Boy Inc. said Tuesday it swung to a fiscal second-quarter profit from last year, when the residential furniture maker recorded restructuring charges.
