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  Today's Date: Tuesday September 7, 2010    Current MMQB Index: 2897.35 -62.04 (-2.19%) on a volume of 1,829,779 shares. Year to Date Change: + 0.77%
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   BIFMA
   Chromcraft Revington
   DMI Furniture Inc.
   Eva Maddox
   Haworth Inc.
   Herman Miller Inc.
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   HNI
   Humanscale
   Inscape
   KI
   Kimball International, Inc.
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   Knoll Inc.
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   Merchandise Mart Properties
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   OfficeMax Inc.
   Steelcase Inc.
   Teknion Inc.
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   United Stationers, Inc.
   Vitra
Merchandise Mart up for Sale
IN TRADE SHOWS  Tuesday Sep 7, 2010 
The Mart division has struggled over the last eight quarters, recording a cumulative loss of $12.8 million.

MMQB.com Poll
Has great office design fallen out of favor with Corporate America?

Kordaris to head-up Moroso USA
by ROB KIRKBRIDE  IN MANUFACTURERS  Tuesday Sep 7, 2010 
Kordaris was hired to improve the classic Italian furniture maker's market in the Americas, not an easy job in an increasingly price-sensitive environment.

Seats of Power
by ROB KIRKBRIDE  IN FEATURES  Tuesday Sep 7, 2010 
The simplicity of the product and the fact that it is a fully independent unit makes it extremely useful in airports.

Friant & Associates turns 20
by ROB KIRKBRIDE  IN MANUFACTURERS  Tuesday Sep 7, 2010 
In many ways, Friant's story is simple and sounds the same as many entrepreneurs in the office furniture industry.


Features
FIRED!
One company, Fireclay Tile, has taken the ancient art form of tile making and brought it to the contract furnishings industry.

Seats of Power
The simplicity of the product and the fact that it is a fully independent unit makes it extremely useful in airports.

More Features
Briefing
ProjectRender Offers High Quality Renderings
KI Earns Wastewise Large Business Partner of the Year Award
Configura announces Social Media Contest
Odds & Ends Week of September 6, 2010
Odds & Ends Week of August 30, 2010
85 Non-Profits Pick Up Furniture in Frenzied Giveaway
OFM Unveils New Greenguard Certified Indoor/Outdoor Furniture Line

Olivieri returns to Kimball
by ROB KIRKBRIDE  IN MANUFACTURERS  Tuesday Sep 7, 2010 
Georgy Olivieri is more than just the new director of architecture and design strategies for Kimball Office.

Residential Furniture Orders Recovering
IN RESIDENTIAL 
The backlog in June was 35% higher than last year.

Industry Stocks Gain Ground as Market Rebounds
by MMQB STAFF  IN MANUFACTURERS 
Wednesday was a great day for Wall Street and for the shares of office furniture manufacturers.

Top Job Openings
Market Sales Manager
IN MANUFACTURER SALES  Sep 3, 2010 
Come join us and experience the 'WOW' factor at Kimball Office!

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IN DEALER SALES / MARKETING  Sep 3, 2010 
Great Opportunity for A&D Specialist in great work environment!

SALES PROFESSIONALS - NATIONWIDE
IN MANUFACTURER SALES  Sep 3, 2010 
Leading manufacturer of control room consoles and technical furniture solutions seeking sales professionals.

Seeking Dynamic Sales Reps
IN REP GROUP SALES  Sep 3, 2010 
Be a partner...not an employee!

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IN MANUFACTURER SALES  Sep 3, 2010 
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Be apart of a leading provider of organization and comfort enhancing furniture for the workplace!
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  • Inscape Acquires Assets of New York Wall Maker
    by ROB KIRKBRIDE  IN MANUFACTURERS 
    The most important asset Inscape is securing is the help of the Teich family in the New York market.

    Top 100 Suppliers of Office Furniture to the United States Government
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    Keeping America safe? - Roughly half of all government office furniture purchases last year were driven by the Defense Department.



      
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    Industry Stocks:
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     HNI
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     Inscape
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     Kimball International
     5.15 -0.51
     Knoll, Inc.
     13.87 -0.23
     Steelcase
     6.53 -0.09
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     10340.69 -107.24
     Nasdaq Composite
     2208.89 -24.86
     S&P 500
     1091.84 -12.67
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     Interface, Inc.
     13.68 -0.32
    Intl Markets:
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     6117.89 -37.15
     Japan Nikkei 225
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     United Kingdom FTSE 100
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