LAFAYETTE, Colorado-Benjamin West, an independent, 40-person hospitality purchasing firm has opened a new office in Rockville, Maryland one year ago which ''is going to be the number one purchasing firm in the USA'', said Kathleen Jones, project director. Aside from... Read more.

November 14, 2003

HIGH POINT – After two years of what Bud Caywood describes as the "clock stopping," thanks to 9/11 and the economy, he and others were upbeat about the opportunity to show new goods at Showtime (3-9 April; High Point). Some... Read more.

April 10, 2003

Lenoir, N.C. (USA) — One of the most widely recognized brand names in the United States is becoming a household name internationally as well. Said Mac McCall, vice president of international and contract sales for Broyhill, "Certainly in the mind... Read more.

December 16, 2002

Peter Thompson, Mastercraft International's vice president, international sales, will leave the company at the end of October. Thompson, who was with the company for three years, signed a confidentiality agreement with the company, the terms of which prohibited him from... Read more.

October 16, 2002

Dhirubhai H. Ambani, the 69-year-old Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited, India died in Mumbai on June 6. Thousands of Indians paid homage and millions mourned his death. A high school drop out, Ambani went to Aden, South Yemen and he... Read more.

August 13, 2002

Husband-Wife Team Built Company to Make Upholstery That Would Fit in Their Own Home Columbia, S.C. (USA) — The owners of Lee Industries in Newton, N.C., did not enter the residential upholstery industry in 1969 with much capital or manpower.... Read more.

August 13, 2002

Kennerly Sells Lucia Cassa Indianapolis, Ind. (USA) - In an effort to upgrade its line, Mayer Fabrics has purchased Lucia Cassa textiles, a contract distributor in High Point. ''This acquisition gives us a new marketing division at the upper end... Read more.

August 6, 2002