5.28.08 | Holland Landing, Ontario | Gretchen de Gouveia was named Regional Manager by Inscape Corporation for the Orange County, San Diego and Inland empire market., where she will work to grow sales volume.

5.28.08 | Muscatine, IA | Allsteel fashioned a winner for its recent participation in “ProductRunway” benefiting the Interior Design Coalition of Washington. The Seattle A&D programpartnered manufacturers with architectural firms to create coutureensembles in a take-off of Bravo TV's Project Runway. Allsteel was paired in early January with one of two Callison teams to provide furnishings materials. Together, they received one of the three top spots. 

5.28.08 | Naperville, IL | ­ OM Workspace, a furniture division of OfficeMax won the Bell Award and an Award of Excellence for its Impact magazine. For a limited time, OM Workspace is providing electronic copies of themost recent Impact issue. To download a copy, visitwww.OMWorkspace.com.

5.28.08 | Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada | Victor Group Inc. announced that it will be the exclusive mill distributor of GreenShield™ finishing from G3 Technology Innovations, LLC (G3i), an ecological
nanotechnology-based stain and water repellent. Eco Intelligent Polyester fabrics finished with GreenShield™ are certified Cradle to Cradle™ Silver by MBDC. 

5.28.08 | New York, NY | Material ConneXion opened its first Innovation Lab inside the newly designed corporate headquarters of Haworth Inc. in Holland, Michigan. The custom-built lab, with an interactive exhibition of materials and products tailored to Haworth'’s specific design needs and business objectives, –goes beyond the company's consulting and materials library services. The lab will offer a rotating selection of material samples from Material ConneXion's library of over 4,500 materials and a collection of products that will highlight inventive combinations in design and materials. 

5.27.08 | Green Bay, WI | KI received Bronze Vendor status from MedAssets Supply Chain Systems. The award recognizes outstanding vendors and is based on improving customer savings and customer satisfaction, filing reports and submitting fee schedules in a timely manner, continuous growth in purchase volume, and supporting MedAssets' philanthropic efforts.

5.23.08 | Chicago, IL | Groupe Lacasse will unveil its new showroom at the NeoCon World's Trade Fair in June. The showroom will feature new product innovations including the Saggio task chair and the Morpheo casegood collection.  www.groupelacasse.com

5.23.08 | Jasper, IN and Indianapolis, IN | d2p became a Kimball Office Select Dealer for Indianapolis and the surrounding area. d2p, owned by Rebecca Denison Schultz, is a certified Minority-owned Business Enterprise and Woman-owned Business Enterprise. A new showroom is currently under construction at 9855 Crosspoint Boulevard, Suite 148, with completion planned for June. Ms. Denison Schultz can be reached at 317-663-4370 or www.d2pindy.com

5.22.080 | Herman Miller for the Home celebrated the launch of its Lifework(TM) Portfolio at the 2008 International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) with an ICFF Editors' Award for Body of Work. One of 16 categories, Body of Work is presented to the company that represents best of show for its emerging products, booth design, marketing, and customer experience.

5.22.08 | Chicago, IL | Herman Miller, in conjunction with Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., and the United States Postal Service, will hold a press conference on Monday, June 9, at 4 pm, in the Herman Miller Chicago Showroom at the Merchandise Mart, to unveil the new United States postal stamps dedicated to Charles and Ray Eames.  Scheduled speakers include:

• Eames Demetrios, Director of the Eames Offic
• Brian Walker, President and CEO, Herman Miller, Inc.
• Christopher G. Kennedy, President of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. 
• Gloria E. Tyson, District Manager/Postmaster, U.S. Postal Service