Hundreds losing jobs at KraftMaid in West Jordan: Collateral damage ? Impact of layoff could spread
Dec. 12--WEST JORDAN -- With KraftMaid Cabinetry now planning to mothball its plant here on Prosperity Road just two days before Christmas, city officials may want to consider renaming the street -- perhaps to ... topix.com |
Home Improvement Faces Long, Hard Slog
The home improvement sector is expected to drop this year after declining for the second straight year in 2008, according to a report released on Thursday by Fitch Ratings. topix.com |
Recliners are a bright spot in furniture industry
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Ah, the recliner. The American invention that linked lazing in the living room to television and frozen dinners is one of the few bright spots in a well-worn U.S. household furniture industry. topix.com |
State to help Pike County in quest to keep jobs
The Ohio Department of Development is forming an economic-development task force with Pike County officials to try to save 1,200 jobs at two cabinetry-making plants. topix.com |
Micah Goldstein to join Stanley Furniture as COO
STANLEYTOWN, Va. a ' Case goods resource Stanley Furniture has hired Micah Goldstein as chief operating officer, a position that has been vacant since February. topix.com |