8,15,08 | Jasper, IN | Indiana Furniture received Greenguard Certification for the environmental benefits of its ultraviolet finish.  Promise, Centennial, Revolutions, Madera desk and the company's casegoods lines also meet BIFMA standards for low-emitting office furniture systems and earned LED Credit. 

8.15.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | Details, a Steelcase company, received  Cradle-to-Cradle Certifications for six of its organizational worktool products All components for manufacturing the worktool products were evaluated for their impact on the environment

8.15.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | The Steelcase Workplace Index Survey reports that most office workers fear a backlash for telecommuting, yet see the trend as increasing. The results, reported by Prime Newswire, www.primenewswire.com/, found that office workers fear that telecommuting can hurt their career prospects due to a lack of contact with the employer and the company's preference to control the work environment and prevent a decline in productivity. However, a majority of the respondents believe that current technology allows them to be just as connected to the office and that a different environment can actually make them more productive.

8.15.08 | Denver, CO | Knoll Denver and Antenna Design hosted a reception in conjunction with a design conference: Image, Space, Object 5: People Centered Design: Tools and Inspiration, organized by Michael McCoy, design education co-designer of the Knoll Bulldog chair series. Antenna Design is the designer of a new storage system for Knoll that features a planning model that supports both group and individual work styles.

8.14.08 | Chicago, IL | The Frank Lloyd Wright Showroom by Copeland Furniture will open October, 2008 on the 16th floor of the Merchandise Mart Design Center. Since 2006, Copeland Furniture has held the exclusive license from Mr. Wright's heirs, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, to build his designs. The collection, with Mr. Wright's Prairie Style elements, includes dining room, bedroom and living room furniture. 

8.14.08 | Muscatine, IA | Don Mead was appointed by HNI Corporation to President for The Gunlocke Company, reporting to Stan Askren, Chairman, President and CEO, HNI Corporation. Mr. Mead joined HNI Corporation in 2000 as Vice President, Marketing, Allsteel. Prior to joining HNI Corporation, Mr. Mead was Vice President of Marketing at Bandag, Inc. www.hnicorp.com

8.14.08 | Kalamazoo, MI | Landscape Forms announced that its second version of the Lakeside Bench from the Landmark Collection is now available in FSC-certified ipe. The Lakeside Bench, offered in a Picket Fence style or the Garden Fence style, were designed in response to designer's request for benches containing FSC Chain of Custody certified wood with standard lead times. 

8.14.08 | Chicago, IL | AGATI Furniture received the  contract to furnish the new library at Penn State's Dickinson School of Law, University Park campus. The library will feature Baja side and arms chairs, Antrim tables, Brown tables and carrels, as well as tables and accessories custom designed by the architects.  All tables feature data and power connections. AGATI is also building custom credenzas that will house computers and flat screen monitors. 

8.13.08 | Milwaukee, WI | Visa Lighting worked with the HGA design team to provide performance sconces, illuminated cubes and decorative custom pendants for the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, WI. The link between architectural design and the museum’s exhibitsis most evident in the Visa custom pendants, when visitors are met by the silhouetteof a motorcycle once owned by Evel Knievel and the Visa Lighting custom cylinderpendants. 

8.13.08 | Kitchener, ON | Krug appointed Moore Solutions and PSA to represent them for portions of the United States. Moore Solutions, Birmingham, AL will cover Alabama, Tennesse, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.  PSA, High Point, NC, will cover North and South Carolina.  Moore Solutions can be contacted at 1.205.251.4020 and PSA can be contacted at 1.336.886.4772.

8.13.08 | Anderson, SC | Glen Raven Custom Fabrics was named a member of the South Carolina Environmental Excellence Program that recognizes facilities exercising environmental leadership in the state. The company was noted for its recycling program that prevents more than 400 tons of materials from going into landfills annually. The facility manufactures Sunbrella performance fabrics for awnings, marine and furniture applications.

8.13.08 | Holland, MI | Trendway named Polito & Associates as its sales representative firm for Southern California. The four-person organization has been providing office furnishing solutions for clients since 2000 and has offices throughout the Southern California area. The company is headed by Tom Polito, principal. 

8.13.08 | Green Bay, WI | KI furnished The Natural Science Building at Palm Beach Community Colleges, Lake Worth, FL with flexible, ergonomic furniture for adaptable educational spaces. Among the KI furnishings selected by the school are height adjustable Intellect desks, flex-back seating, desking with height adjustable worksurfaces and articulating keyboard trays. www.kieducation.com