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Opportunities await state's furniture industry.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 27-APR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Opportunities await state's furniture industry.(Focus: Agribusiness & Timber Made in Mississippi)

Article Excerpt
Mississippi is the national leader in upholstered furniture manufacturing, ringing in at $6 billion. Yet, Mississippi ranks 11 in exporting furniture. In February, the Franklin Furniture Institute (FFI) of Mississippi State University opened the Exportation Resource Service (ERS) to help the state's furniture manufacturers grow their overseas sales. The Franklin Furniture Institute worked with state and federal including Mississippi Development Authority's International Trade Office and U.S. Department of Commerce's Mississippi Export Assistance Center to form this Small Business Administration-funded organization that is to help educate Mississippi furniture manufacturers of the exportation route, and how...

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