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Alexa Boschini — Casual Living NEW YORK — Nonprofit organization Operation BBQ Relief has been hard at work the past few days cooking and serving barbecue meals to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The organization has been stationed in several locations in New York and New Jersey, the states hit hardest by the storm. In . . . → Read More: Operation BBQ Helps with Hurricane Sandy Relief LOS ANGELES hot tub manufacturer Cal Spas recently donated one of its hot tubs to the 21st annual dinner and auction, “Growing Minds, Supporting Our Future,” for The Child Development Center at Fairplex in Pomona, CA. “This donation was the perfect opportunity for our company to help the children in our local community,” said Casey . . . → Read More: Cal Spas Supports Local Child Development Center Ikea, which already has announced that it will shift to selling only LED lights by 2016, says it will make an even larger shift to renewable energy by 2020, according to a Reuters report. The Sweden-based home furnishings giant told the news service that under its People & Planet Positive plan, the company is investing . . . → Read More: Ikea Plans Shift to Renewable Energy by 2020 Tempur-Pedic said today it has agreed to acquire Sealy for $242 million and will assume debt, bringing the total value of the deal to $1.3 billion and creating a $2.7 billion global bedding provider. The blockbuster deal unites a fast-growing producer of visco-elastic foam mattresses in Tempur with what until last year had been the . . . → Read More: Sealy Mattress Sold for $1.3 billion Here’s a turnaround! Chinese contract furniture manufacturer GOK International is investing $12.5 million to establish offices and an assembly operation in southern Virginia, according to the company and local development officials. Area Development, a site and facility planning website, reported that GOK International will have a sales office and headquarters in Danville and assembly and . . . → Read More: Chinese furniture maker creating 300 jobs in Virginia |
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