For the fourth straight year, overall sales of retail fixtures look to continue to improve, according to Klein Merriman, executive director of the Association for Retail Environments.
Tom Reardon, executive director of the Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association, offers additional comments on the state of the industry.
Harden Furniture Co. will receive $750,000 in grants to upgrade its sawmill and manufacturing facilities. The company plans an estimated $3 million in upgrades, to be completed by 2015.