Proper care and wise investments promote longevity. (Hotel operations: mattresses).
In the real-estate business, the mantra is "location, location, location." In the mattress business, the maxim might as well be "rotation, rotation, rotation." The secret to mattress longevity is a regular schedule of flipping and turning. It's that simple, according to several mattress manufacturers. "I...

Charity finds a use for waste.
Byline: JOE HARWOOD The Register-Guard Already at the top of the heap when it comes to repairing and reusing products many people consider to be junk, St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County is adding a layer of fluff to its ecological pedigree. The nonprofit...

Upgraded bedding gives guestrooms a residential feel.
Talking to hoteliers about their bedding programs might make you want to take a nap--in one of their luxurious new beds, that is. Hotels that are creating new bedding programs are choosing fabrics with higher thread counts, switching from bedspreads to duvet covers and purchasing more down...

Mattress makers uncover guests' desire for better bedding.
When Starwood Hotels & Resorts International introduced Westin's Heavenly Bed program five years ago, it created a Goldilocks effect--now more hotel companies are rethinking their beds and creating their own bedding programs to find one that is just right. Going back before the Heavenly Bed, Four Seasons...

Lodging Supply Group.
The company was founded by Alfred Swartz and his staff some 12 years ago. Swartz has more than 40 years of hotel experience as a general manager for Hyatt and Hilton in addition to owning and operating his own properties. The Lodging Supply Group was founded on...

Spring Air takes a just right approach.
Spring Air's newest sleep technologies keep hotel guests returning time after time. From innovative marketing and product designs to expanded manufacturing and distribution, the consistent marketing message is that Spring Air's bedding feels Just Right to consumers and guests alike. A rich, innovative history Spring...

Innocence.
Conceived on a mattress made of human hair. Gerda. Erika. Maybe Margarete. She doesn't know, no not a thing about it. This kind of knowledge isn't suited to being passed on or absorbed. The Greek Furies were too righteous. Their birdy excess would rub us the wrong way. Irma....

Boston Ballet.
Boston Ballet opened its thirty-second season with a new version of the evening-length work Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, now titled Happily Ever After, based on several familiar fairy tales. The ballet premiered in 1987 with three stories choreographed by company director Bruce Marks and former associate director Bruce Wells:...

Tempur-Pedic to Present at Financial Conference.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tempur-Pedic International Inc. , the leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of premium mattresses and pillows worldwide, today announced it will present at the following financial conference: J.P. Morgan 2008 SMid Cap Conference Date: December 4, 2008 Time: 8:00 a.m. ET Location:...

Denver Mattress Company Aligns With The Salvation Army for Operation: Rest Assured.
DENVER, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Denver Mattress Company's 8th annual charity alliance with The Salvation Army comes as a welcome relief to the organization this holiday season. Denver Mattress Company will launch an in-store campaign at its sixteen Colorado retail locations as well as its San Angelo,...