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Danny M. Chien, a Taiwanese citizen and resident of Shanghai, China, and Style Craft Furniture Co., Ltd., were each indicted today by a federal grand jury in Newark, N.J., on one count of smuggling, announced Ronald J. Tenpas, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Departments Environment and Natural Resources Division and Christopher J. Christie, U.S. [...]

This year’s annual furniture show at High Point International Home Furnishings Market in North Carolina hit the market with an element of twist on traditional pieces.
For example, consider a mix of classic styles with modern accents through color and shapes, along with new, innovative furnishings that compliment any individual’s personal style, such as Asian inspired [...]

U.S. furniture making is in a funk. Employment is down, factories have been shuttered and the sales of industry leaders have been sluggish.
Over the last six years, one analyst estimates, some 280 manufacturing plants have closed. About 95,000 jobs – 33% of the original total – have been lost.
In 2000, according to investment banking firm [...]

BRADFORD, Vermont – Over the last ten years, the U.S. furniture industry has experienced a serious decline in manufacturing operations. According to the American Furniture Manufacturers Association, the U.S. was importing only 26% of its furniture in 1994, but by 2003, domestic imports had climbed to a stunning 51%.
Stiff competition from countries like China and [...]

There just is no better eco symbol than the tree. But it’s as a collective ‘frontier forest’ relatively undisturbed by human activity that trees are really powerful. Together they are carbon reservoirs, globally sequestering 830bn tonnes of carbon and vast incubators of biodiversity; tropical forests house 60-90 per cent of all flora and fauna species. [...]

George Washington never got zero percent financing on a brand-new Chevy, and Abraham Lincoln never bought one of those sweet plasma screens for half off.
Still, thanks to them, or at least thanks to the holiday that celebrates them, millions of Americans get deals like that every Presidents Day weekend. The holiday, which provides merchants with [...]

Citysearch, an operating business of IAC , announced the opening of a new sales center in Atlanta, Georgia as part of its aggressive plan to expand the company’s footprint in the growing local search advertising space. The new Atlanta facility will employ more than 150 new Citysearch inside sales and customer service employees.
“Many local businesses [...]

Action Products International Inc. will debut its new Curiosity Kits(TM) brand later this month at the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) 2007 Winter Convention and Trade Show, the largest craft and hobby exhibition of the $30 billion US craft and hobby industry.
CHA expects nearly 20,000 craft and hobby industry professionals to attend the show to [...]

In downtown Half Moon Bay Abode offers fine furnishings with unique artistry. You can find tables and chair sets, lovely ceramics and textiles, and fine finishing touches for the home.
This month, Abode has something else to enhance your home: fine art, with an exhibit by Antioch artist Jason Bowen.
Bowen, who teaches at the Academy of [...]