Lombard Ill.-based The RoomPlace is set to open at 24,000-square-foot store in this market northwest of Chicago today, the retailer's 20th showroom and first new full-line location since it was reacquired by Bruce Berman. The promotional ...
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Ira Glass, the host and creator of the public radio program This American Life, will be the fourth and final speaker in the 2012-2013 George T. Hunter Lecture Series on Sunday, April 7, at 4 p.m. at the Tivoli. Glass’s talk, dubbed ...
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Chicago triathlon specialty retailer Element Multisport is looking to serve a broader customer base with its new store, Element Cyclesport, in Oak Park, Illinois. Owner Chris Vassiliades, a triathlete who has competed in Olympic-distance ...
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NEW YORK - The industry will still have the 7W showroom building to shop for at least several more years. While the building, which has housed a mix of home textiles, gift and tabletop resources since it opened in 2005, is in the process of ...
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K&G Fashion Superstore announced that the winning dress from the first-ever Steve Harvey “Designing Moms Challenge” will be sold online at KG stores and in stores beginning March 22. The dress, designed by Elysia Ganier of ...
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Nishimoto Trading, a US-based establishment, is recalling Kotsubukko snack food in the US as it may contain milk, which is not mentioned on the label. The product subject to the recall is 4.37oz Kameda Brand Rice Cracker Kotsubukko ...
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US-based Gorham Paper and Tissue has launched a new paper brand Optix for packaging applications, at Paper2013 that took place from 17-19 March in Chicago. According to the company, Optix is an FDA compliant line of food packaging ...
USA - Beatport's top 10 sound systems in the US features five venues installed with Funktion-One. Beatport - one of the largest online music and tools resources for DJs in the world -searched across the USA to reach a shortlist of 10 ...
GlobalOptions has entered into a definitive license and share option agreement to substantially acquire all assets of the UK-based Claims and Surveillance Bureau (CSB) for an undisclosed sum. The US firm offers special investigative unit ...
Institute of Food Technologists organization of Chicago, IL USA has certified br. Syed Rasheeduddin Ahmed as a Certified Food Scientist. They wrote to Br. Ahmed the following message: " You have demonstrated your practical knowledge and ...
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US insurance holding company WR Berkley has established a new underwriting business, Berkley Fire & Marine Underwriters, to concentrate on inland marine and related property risks regionally and nationwide. The products and services of ...
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ST. LOUIS — Ikea says it hasn't chosen a site for a store here, despite a report on a local website that it had, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A post on the nextstl.com site had said the Swedish home ...
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Bob Sherman HIGH POINT — Serta President and CEO Bob Sherman will be honored with the International Home Furnishings Representatives Assn.'s Pillar of the Industry Award in a presentation at next month's High Point Market. IHFRA ...
A Moroni leather Chesterfield sofa marries traditional and modern looks in the casual contemporary area of the new Larrabee’s Furniture & Design. The sofa sits under a display of art glass from Cyan Designs. DENVER — ...
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The Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) bestowed its Product of the Year Award on Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, for a microwaveable bacon package for Embotits Espina, a ...
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