Broyhill

Furniture Work Shifts From North Carolina To South China
NPR All Things Considered; 12/18/2009; 1343 words; ...by piece. He cut cloth for sofas at Broyhill Furniture. Over time, he noticed more...at his factory from overseas. Then, Broyhill began slashing his hours. Mr. BILL...the major American brands, including Broyhill - Bill Curtis' old employer in North...

High-Tech Dreams Dissipate For Furniture Workers
NPR All Things Considered; 12/17/2009; 1611 words; ...have task number one. Mr. CURTIS: Okay. LANGFITT: The work is more dangerous than Curtis' old job, cutting cloth for Broyhill sofas. I met an officer with a purple bruise over his eye, an inmate had punched him the night before. Well, I hope that...

Laid-Off Furniture Workers Try To Leap To Google
NPR All Things Considered; 12/16/2009; 1386 words; ...of the Blue Ridge Mountains and home to famous names such as Broyhill. For years, Lenoir called itself the furniture capital of...Carolina. LANGFITT: Curtis spent three decades cutting cloth for Broyhill sofas. When the company laid him off a few years ago, it...

SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEM SUPPLIES HOT WATER TO APPALACHIAN'S STUDENT UNION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/15/2009; 642 words; ...biodiesel collaborative project at located off State Farm Road. REI fees also provided funds to install a wind turbine near the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center. "I've been involved with REI since it began, and it's just a great program," Beville said...

Pent-up demand offers opportunity for industry.
Furniture-Today; 12/14/2009; 1082 words; ...teamed up at the Furniture/Today Leadership Conference here to present the survey results. The presentation was sponsored by Broyhill and Lane, part of the portfolio of Furniture Brands. Allegrezza said the study found that consumers have varied opinions...