| Area jobless rate climbs Holland-Grand Haven area unemployment numbers hit 9.2 percent in December - somewhere between Michigan's record-breaking 10.6 percent and the country's 7.1 percent. topix.com |
Ministry To Discuss Shortage Of Workers In Furniture Industry The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry will discuss with other agencies, including the Home Ministry and Human Resource Ministry, the shortage of workers in the furniture industry. topix.com |
Masco Corp. declares 7.5 cent quarterly dividend Masco Corp. said Wednesday its board declared a quarterly dividend of about 7.5 cents per share. topix.com |
Furniture makers look to coddle China's rich Makers of high-end furniture in and around this city in central Hokkaido are planning to expand their sales to rich Chinese, at a time when the domestic furniture industry is losing ground to mass-produced cheap products from China. topix.com |
Sawkille Crafts Armoires From Fallen Birch Trees The Sawkille Company, a new store in Rhinebeck, N.Y., is offering a sustainable storage solution in the form of white birch-bark armoires. nytimes.com |