Ashley Resolves Wetlands Issue at N.C. Furniture Factory Site

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Ashley Furniture Inds. has reportedly cleared an environmental hurdle that will allow it to move forward with a proposed expansion of its $80 million Davie County manufacturing and distribution facility.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported that the company received a temporary proffered permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on March 28 that . . . → Read More: Ashley Resolves Wetlands Issue at N.C. Furniture Factory Site

Dressers Linked to Toddler Deaths Recalled

Heath E. Combs — Furniture Today, January 31, 2013

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced voluntary recalls by two suppliers of children’s dressers that pose tip-over hazards.

Three toddlers died in incidents involving the dressers, the agency reported.

In both recalls, the CPSC reported that the weight of a young child climbing on . . . → Read More: Dressers Linked to Toddler Deaths Recalled

Car Plows Into Furniture Store

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A car veered off a freeway here and plowed into Indigo Imports Furniture and Mattress, causing damage that a local television report likened to a tornado or a bomb.

David Keller, owner of the store, said the accident happened before the store opened Sunday so it was unoccupied. However, there was extensive . . . → Read More: Car Plows Into Furniture Store