Ancient use The ancient Egyptians wore wigs to shield their shaved, hairless heads from the sun. They also wore the wigs on top of their hair using beeswax and resin to keep the wigs in place. Other ancient cultures, including the ...
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Upholstery manufacturer United Furniture, is expanding operations at its facility here, according to a press release from local government officials. The expansion will create at least 100 new jobs and represents an investment of ...
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MICROSOFT is trying to fix what it got wrong with its radical makeover of Windows. It's making the operating system easier to navigate and enabling users to set up the software so it starts in a more familiar format designed for personal ...
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Grand Rapids, Michigan – The city plans to expand its utilization of LED fixtures in public street lights, deploying higher-volume installations of the technology in three areas: around the new Downtown Market, along Monroe Avenue at ...
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With its rich architectural heritage, Chicago takes skyscrapers seriously. So when a glassy, 40-story Helmut Jahn-designed tower built in 1980 underwent rebranding to attract new tenants, the end result had to be worthy of distinction. ...
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Sun Chemical Performance Pigments recognized five sales and account managers for their outstanding sales and support contributions at the company's biannual Performance Printing Sales Awards ceremony. The awards honor those employees, ...
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The La-Z-Boy name became synonymous with recliners after making the first reclining chair in 1928 in Monroe, Michigan. This was originally a wood-slat porch chair, which was later upholstered at a buyer's suggestion. The company was a ...
Safti First announced the addition of Monroe Architectural Concepts as an architectural sales representative for Southern California. "We are excited to add MAC to our team of professional sales representatives. Their experience and ...
Reportedly, Ohio-based Timken said that the company has planned to retain of new SBQ production capacity scheduled in the US at the moment. Currently, the company has already spent approximately US$225 million to boost its ...
MONROE, Mich. --- La-Z-Boy said it has completed the purchase of 120 acres of land that will be the site of its new corporate headquarters here. The land purchase, coupled with last month's approval of a variety of state, county and local ...
MONROE, Mich. — La-Z-Boy has unveiled an updated version of its mobile platform that allows consumers to access information through smartphones, tablet computers and other digital platforms. The new platform includes ZIP code-based ...
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For the fourth Christmas Eve since her son's murder, Julia Hudson, along with her sister, singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, tried to create something positive out of her family's tragedy. The Hudson sisters and volunteers gave Christmas ...
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MONROE, Mich. — Furnishings importer and manufacturer La-Z-Boy will receive a $3 million Michigan Business Development Program incentive to keep and build its new headquarters here. Michigan was chosen over a competing site in ...
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The ability to spin a good yarn recently kept an international team of researchers focused on Gossypium raimondii,the simplest cotton genome.The researchers,including Jeremy Schmutz,faculty investigator at HudsonAlpha and head of the plant ...
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Wearable art by Urban Mosaics is a medium of organic cotton t-shirts that celebrate and promote natural hair,beauty,self-esteem,love,nurturing and natural hair pride for women,men and children everywhere. "We're really excited about the ...
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