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Business Editors
CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2003
Leading European manufacturer switches from 2D to 3D mechanical design software to ...
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Hires/Promotions/Honors
MidCity Office Furniture, located in the Tri-Main Center, named Steven M. Sommers an account executive. Sommers, the former president and majority owner of Stanfield's Office Furniture, managed the company for 22 years before purchasing it eight years ago.
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Barry L. Carlson, president and COO, Office Furniture Source When Barry L. Carlson was in the Army, he attended a leadership academy, where a general told him something that stays with him to this day. First and foremost, you've got to tell them what the boundaries are.
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Daniel Hannaher has been appointed the regional administrator for Region VIII by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Hannaher will oversee SBA programs and services in Utah and five other states. He previously was president of Hannaher's Inc., a retailer of office furniture and design services in Fargo, N.D.
Jeff Larsen and Anthony Elggren have joined Amer Sports. Larsen is director of Salomon Footwear USA. Larsen most recently was president of a company in California. Elggren is the national accounts manager for ASWO. Most recently, he was a national account manager with an Oregon-based company.
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Aside from plaster and stucco, Poellinger Inc. also specializes in lathing, drywall, ceramic and quarry tile, granite and marble work, light steel framing, curtain walls, sprayed acoustical systems, fireproofing, cooler and freezer work, flooring and carpeting, and office furniture and partition systems. Poellinger is vice president of the Gundeisen Lutheran Medical Center/Tri-State Ambulance board of directors, and in La Crescent he is a board member of the School District 300 Foundation and a past officer for United Coulee Region, Rotary Club, Apple Festival, Chamber of Commerce, Area Community Foundation and First National Bank.
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There are no shortcuts to success, raid Justin Pulman, 26, vice president and lead executive account manager of commercial office furniture for Pulman Interior Furnishings By Design, Scranton.
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Voters in Abilene-like many at the forum at Wylie Elementary School-have approached Hailey's candidacy with doubt. He knows he must say the right things and earn whatever votes he gets. Being a Democrat, Hailey has to be precise when he discusses the issues most important to Abilene voters. Asked about abortion at the Wylie Elementary School forum, Hailey said he doesn't come close to being considered pro-choice. "Even being a pro-life Democrat, I have to convince people I'm pro-life," he says. Knowing that anti-abortion claims might not be enough, Hailey touts his endorsement by the Texas Right to Life Political Action Committee. King wasn't considered because she didn't send back a questionnaire to the PAC.
Until now the hard-fought political race in any election cycle in Abilene took...
... Rove built his strategy for electing President George W. Bush. Churches are plentiful. Nightclubs... a conservative candidate for public office in Abilene has always been easy. Republicans have ... past years would be picking out office furniture for her suite at the Capitol in Austin after a pri...
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New Home Office Furniture Line Offers Classic Style, Quality Wood Craftsmans... is doing," said Lee Pell, Senior Vice President of Merchandising for Office Depot. "Joining with T...
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Farris and Jackson worked with civic leaders and state and county government officials to open the NAACP branch's Re-entry Program, which provides ex-offenders the support they need to adjust to life after prison. According to B.J. Blair, re-entry coordinator for the Georgia Department of Corrections, the main reasons most return to prison are technical violations of their release, such as failing to find a job or home, failing to get drugtested, failing to report to their parole officers, or failing to pay parole or probation fees or child support. "The NAACP has taken a leadership role on this issue in our community, and we commend them," said Mike Wiggins, executive vice president of Southwire, a wire and cable company in Carrollton that provided office furniture and computers for ...
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S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Holland)' recently announced his candidacy for governor at Inland Pipe Rehabilitation in Detroit, a company to which he referred as "a Michigan success story and national leader in its industry.
We will rebuild and reinvigorate this state, creating an environment for investment and job creation," said Hoekstra. "We will deliver results with a transparent, effective and accountable state government. And, we will create new opportunities to not only keep our family members, friends, neighbors and our great businesses here at home in Michigan, but attract new companies and residents to our great state."
An experienced business leader who understands the importance of innovation and job creation, Hoekstra served as vice president of marketing at Zealand, Mich.-b...
... at Zealand, Mich.-based Fortune 500 office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, Inc. for 15 ...