Research and Markets: 2012 Report on the $60 Billion US Furniture Manufacturing Industry Featuring Natuzzi, IKEA Sanson and Steinhoff Int

Source: Business Wire

The US furniture manufacturing industry includes about 20,000 companies with about $60 billion in combined annual revenue. Major companies include Steelcase, HNI, Herman Miller, La-Z-Boy, Sealy, and Furniture Brands International ...
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Infineon breaks ground on new facility

Source: HometownLife.com

A semiconductor manufacturer broke ground on a new building Friday in Livonia to accommodate additional engineering facilities and an expanded test lab. Infineon Technologies will be moving into a new 46,000- ...
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David Haynes, Interim President Of Northern Michigan University, Has Grand Rapids Roots

Source: University Business

When David Haynes, the newly appointed interim president of Northern Michigan University, thinks back about his time in Grand Rapids, two ideas come to mind: collaboration and philanthropy. Haynes, who was named as interim earlier ...
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Still Neutral on Leggett - Analyst Blog

Source: Zacks Investment Research

We maintain our long-term Neutral recommendation on Leggett ...
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Google Putting the "G" in "Design?" Acquires Mike & Maaike

Source: Core77

With zero fanfare, Google has acquired San-Francisco-based ID studio Mike ...
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Is Steelcase Good Enough for You?

Source: AOL News

Margins matter. The more Steelcase (NYS: SCS) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders. Healthy margins often separate pretenders from the best s ...
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Google has acquired San Francisco design studio Mike and Maaike

Source: The Next Web

The studio did work on the first Google Nexus phone. From the project description: The G1-the first production phone to run the Android operating system. Working with Google, we envisioned a device that would run the ope ...
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