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Ashley Furniture names new chief sales officer

ARCADIA, Wis. – Kerry Lebensburger has been promoted to North American Chief Sales Officer for Ashley’s Primary Channel of Business in the United States and Canada. He replaces Rick Coppola who resigned from his role as president of sales for the United States and Canada.After more than 15 years with Ashley Furniture Industries LLC,

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United Furniture to lay off 300

TUPELO, Miss. -- United Furniture Industries Inc. is reportedly laying off about 300 workers in Mississippi and North Carolina. United, which is privately held and operates under the Lane Home Furnishings brand, said that in the next two months it will close one production facility and transform two others exclusively for use as warehouse and distribution center space, according to a report in the Tupelo Daily Journal.

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Fire destroys lumber yard

A third-generation, family-owned lumber yard in Seneca Falls, N.Y., was destroyed by fire on Sunday, July 3.  Fire departments from four communities responded just after 5:30 p.m. Sunday to find flames shooting from a Ferrara Lumber location in Senaca Falls. The store supplied lumber, cabinetry, and hardware to the region.