You can always get what you want: custom finishing provides viable alternative to in-house.
Jeff Bangs' and his partner's customer base is as broad as the range of custom finishes this small Midwest company offers its clients. Bangs and his long time business partner, Rick Hoekstra, introduced themselves to the woodworking industry in 1979 as strippers and refinishers working out of a Madison,...

Stanley Furniture CEO to Participate at the UBS Building and Building Products CEO Investor Conference on November 9, 2006.
STANLEYTOWN, Va., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. chairman, president, and chief executive officer, Jeffrey R. Scheffer will participate in a residential furniture CEO panel discussion at the UBS Building and Building Products CEO Investor Conference on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 9:00am Eastern Time. The live...

La-Z-Boy To Present at UBS Building & Building Products CEO Conference in New York City.
MONROE, Mich., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated President and CEO, Kurt Darrow, will present at the UBS Building & Building Products CEO Conference in New York on Thursday, November 9, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. The presentation will be webcast live and will be available at http://www.la-z-boy.com/about/investorRelations/conf_calls.aspx...

La-Z-Boy Second Quarter Conference Call.
MONROE, Mich., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated will report its second-quarter operating results after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, November 14, 2006, and will hold its quarterly investor conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time the following day, Wednesday, November 15,...

La-Z-Boy Declares Quarterly Dividend.
MONROE, Mich., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Directors of La-Z-Boy Incorporated today declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock of $0.12 per share. The dividend is payable December 8, 2006 to shareholders of record as of November 24, 2006. Additional Information This news...

La-Z-Boy Announces Withdrawal From NYSE Arca, Inc.
MONROE, Mich., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated announced today that it plans to voluntarily withdraw its common stock from listing on NYSE Arca, Inc., formerly the Pacific Exchange. The company's stock will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LZB. ...

Sawmill Hired for National Publicity Campaign to Promote New Furniture Product.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Maryland PR firm Sawmill Marketing Public Relations has been hired for a national product rollout campaign for a new line of casegoods. Sawmill's new client, United Displays of America, based in Hickory, N.C., manufactures a line of glass-topped occasional display tables, primarily...

Stanley Furniture Announces Plans to Reduce Workforce at its Robbinsville, N.C. Facility.
STANLEYTOWN, Va., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. today announced plans to reduce the workforce at its Robbinsville, N.C., facility. The Robbinsville plant currently employs approximately 450 people. This action will result in a reduction of about 200 associates, including both management and hourly employees....

J.D. Edwards News Bulletin.
DENVER, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC) announced the news items detailed below. Among the company's significant new customer contracts for the first quarter were a number of clients in the Industrial Fabrication and Assembly sector such as Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., a...

La-Z-Boy Incorporated Appoints CEO.
MONROE, Mich., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Patrick H. Norton, Chairman of La-Z-Boy Incorporated announced today that the Board of Directors has named Gerald L. Kiser, 54, Chief Executive Officer of La-Z-Boy Incorporated. Since 1997, Mr. Kiser has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of La-Z-Boy. ...