The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today reported sales of $19.5 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2013, a 7.4 percent increase from the third quarter of fiscal 2012

La-Z-Boy sales rose 13.7% to $366 million in the second quarter, Lean manufacturing and good marketing have put the upholstered furniture maker on a solid footing for continued growth, says CEO Kurt Darrow.

American Home Furnishings Alliance elected George Revington chairman. , Sauder Woodworking CEO Kevin Sauder is first vice chair, and Kevin O’Connor, CEO of Samson Marketing, High Point, NC, was elected second vice chair.

August showed further improvement in billings at U.S. architecture firms. The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 53.8 for the month reflected the strongest growth in activity in six months, and marked the twelfth time in the past 13 months that design activity has increased nationally. The strength in recent readings in the ABI, coupled with the extended period that architecture firms have been reporting generally favorable conditions, points to an impending healthy upturn in nonresidential activity.

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) remained positive again in June after the first decline in ten months in April.

Today, at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo International Summit, the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), in conjunction with the World Green Building Council (WGBC), announced the 29 founding members of the Global Coalition for Green Schools. The Global Coalition for Green Schools works collectively to shape schools and communities to fundamentally change the way students learn about the world around them.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated reported its operating results for the fiscal 2014 second quarter ended October 26, 2013.

Production optimization software helps determine the best course for an upholstery company.

AHFA reported that Kurt L. Darrow, chairman, CEO and president of La-Z-Boy Inc., Monroe, Mich., has received the 2013 Distinguished Service Award from the American Home Furnishings Alliance. The award was presented on Friday, November 15, during the organization’s 2013 Annual Meeting.

Kevin Sauder, president and CEO of Sauder Woodworking, Archbold, Ohio, moves to first vice chairman, and Kevin O’Connor, CEO of Samson Marketing, High Point, was elected second vice chairman.