MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Hooker Furnishings Corporation, a leader in the design, production, and marketing of home furnishings for 100 years, reported that its fiscal 2025 third quarter operating results were down for the quarter for the period beginning July 29 and ending October 27, 2024.

The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) and the Building Material Suppliers Association (BMSA), continue to ask for support for members impacted by Hurricane Helene. The associations said they need to raise another $10,000.Both organizations have been deeply moved by the outpouring of support for those impacted. Members and their respective communities have suffered extensive damage and destruction from Hurricane Helene, specifically in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.

In 2018, just shy of Joey Ventimiglia's 8th birthday, he "earned his angel wings" passing away from a rare pediatric brain cancer, known as DIPG, and since then his family has conducted Joey's Afterglow toy drive.

The Designer-Maker section of the Pinnacle Awards will be expanded to include at least six new subcategories representing the most popular I+D categories. The call for entries for the 2025 Pinnacle Awards will go out on April 1, 2025.

Dr.-Ing. K. Busch GmbH, part of the global Busch Group. was awarded the EcoVadis bronze medal for its outstanding commitment to sustainability.

The construction unemployment rate rose 4.6% in November, while unemployment across all industries rose 4.2% from 4.1% in October.

IKEA said its investment builds upon a multi-million-dollar partnership in the Greater Toronto Area.

NexGen Cabinets Inc. plans to invest more than $6.7 million to establish an East Coast assembly and manufacturing facility and create more than forty jobs.

Equity firm Dunes Point Capital LP has acquired Kravet, LLC. Located in Woodbury, New York, a supplier of home furnishings, distributing fabric, furniture, wall coverings, trimmings and carpet under the Kravet, Lee Jofa, GP & J Baker, Brunschwig & Fils and Donghia brands.

Liberty Doors & Windows will continue to operate under its existing brand with its current management team leading day-to-day operations, maintaining its local identity and customer focus.