7.6.10 | Topeka, KS and Jasper, IN | Kimball Office named BA Designs a Kimball Office Select
Dealer. Founded by Beth Anne Branden in 1995, BA Designs is a full-service
dealership, offering systems furniture, casegoods, seating, and storage
solutions.
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7.2.10 | Green Bay, WI | KI employees laced up for the 35th annual Bellin Run. The 10K event, which drew a record-setting 18,398 walkers, runners and wheelchair participants, raises money for Green Bay’s Bellin College of Nursing, an advocate for improved fitness and health in the community. KI is a long-standing sponsor of the Bellin Run.
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7.2.10 | St. Petersburg, FL | Investment analyst Budd Bugatch of Raymond James & Associates provided commentary on May office furniture order and shipment statistics released by the Business and Institutional Manufacturers Association (BIFMA). Orders of $730 million for the month were up 11% compared with last year and up 21% from April orders of $605 million. May shipments increased 5% year-over-year to $635 million, up from $580 million in April. "For the first time since July 2008, BIFMA orders, shipments, and backlog all improved on a year-over-year basis," Mr. Bugatch noted.
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7.1.10 | Chicago, IL | The 10th Annual Antron Carpet Fiber Product Innovation Awards were announced during NeoCon. The Grand Prize went to Tandus Flooring for District for its geometric patterning offered in a hybrid resilient platform. District also won gold in the modular category. Other winners include:
- Broadloom Gold: Jute by whitespace
- Modular Merit: Satara & Tabaret by Atlas Carpet Mills
- Modular Merit: Echo by whitespace
- Broadloom Silver: New Gotham by Bentley Prince Street
- Broadloom Merit: Quarry by whitespace
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