| The techie's new $1,600 throne The latest object of technophile lust is a sight to behold, with an exoskeleton climbing up its singular back and enough levers and knobs to land a Cessna. topix.com |
Former Stanley Furniture plant has new owners The Stanley Furniture plant that closed last year has new owners. David Griffin and his father, D.H. Griffin, whose company is based in Greensboro, bought the property earlier this month. topix.com |
Steelcase says no West Michigan jobs will be lost in shifting work to new plant in Mexico Some work from Steelcase Inc. 's Gaines Township wood plant will shift to its new site in Reynosa, Mexico, when the facility opens early next year. topix.com |
Furniture Makers Raise Prices As Costs Go Up Furniture companies are raising prices despite fears that higher costs could kill off a rebound just as recession-shocked shoppers appear willing to spend. topix.com |
Hooker Furniture: Deflation Fighter I've been a deflationist since 2009. I know that Fed chief Ben Bernanke has promised to do whatever it takes to ensure that deflation -- falling demand that leads to falling prices -- doesn't spread through the U.S. economy, but I'm not sure he really has the power to stop it. topix.com |