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43696
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Garden & Gun's 2022 Made in the South award winner, Elijah Leed, is nothing short of classical artisan. As the head of the Elijah Leed studio in Durham, NC, Elijah pilots his team in designing and building state-of-the-art furniture that is made to last for generations.
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Garden and Gun
(NoCar AP 2 G247), Vol. 16 Issue 6, Dec. /Jan. 2022/2023,
p128-129
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42910
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Vast forests in North Carolina's Piedmont region and cheap labor helped to bring America's furniture industry to North Carolina from the Northwest. the state's furniture industry developed within a 150 mile radius of High Point. This distinction earned High Point its nickname as "Furniture Capitol of the World".
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38174
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The town’s prosperity rests to an extent on an industry part of its foundation since the late 1800s: furniture. Attesting its enduring importance is furniture companies such as Hickory Furniture Mart and individuals such as Alex Shuford III, whose great grandfather founded Century Furniture. Filling the occupational gap left by furniture companies outsourced include industries such as transportation, which have helped to recuperate the economy. From this, city leaders are hopeful that younger generations such Millennials will continue to live and work in Hickory.
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38215
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Despite not making the final bid as site for Amazon’s second US headquarters, the city of Hickory can claim fulfillment of its economic promise. Fulfillment of its promise is in industries such as furniture, which can measure success in 60% of furniture sold in the United States connected to the area. Success on a global scale can be measured in Hickory Furniture Mart’s attracting visitors from Asia, the Middle East, and Europe and drawing 500,000 visits annually.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 38 Issue 2, February 2018,
p85-86, 88, 90-93
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Hickory--History; Hickory Furniture Mart; Furniture industry and trade; Furniture industry and trade--Hickory; Catawba County--Economic conditions; Catawba County--industry; Fiber optics industry--Catawba County; Fiber optics; Employees--Training of; Catawba Valley Medical Center (Hickory); Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory); Catawba County Community College (Hickory)
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29599
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Zac Lopez-Ibanez is the founder and principal designer at FEHLO in Asheville, North Carolina. The company mass produces contemporary home goods and furniture designed by Lopez-Ibanez and handcrafted by local artisans.
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28680
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The newer workers at Vanguard Furniture in Hickory, NC are carrying on the traditions of the old guard. The craftsmen who make the furniture by hand at Vanguard discuss the importance of knowledge passed down through the generations. This knowledge has helped them and the company remain a success despite the changing industry.
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22567
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The New Buck Corporation, a stove manufacturing company in Spruce Pine, North Carolina has grown since opening in 1971. Over time the company has had to diversify what it produces based on market demands.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 35 Issue 3, March 2015,
p5, por
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30967
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After Broyhill Furniture closed its factory in downtown Conover, NC, the town purchased the 27-acre property before it had plans for its future use. With citizen and political co-operation, a revitalization plan for the site was developed that accounted for transportation needs, environmental concerns, business opportunities and cultural heritage.
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24607
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The South Charlotte furniture business, Heritage Handcrafted, is owned by James Broyhill II, descendant of J.E. Broyhill who operated Broyhill Furniture Factories. This article includes the history of Broyhill Furniture Factories as well as how James came to opening Heritage Handcrafted.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 4, September 2014,
p186-188, 190, 192, 194, 196, il, por
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17779
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In the 1900s, North Carolina took the massive forests of the state and built a furniture industry unparalleled by any other entity in the United States. Although times and practices have changes, North Carolina still proclaims: \"Ours is better.\"
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29691
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Trend-setting consumers are now interested in health and sustainability, and those in the market for North Carolina furniture are no exception. Along with encouragement from the Sustainable Furniture Council, furniture companies in the state are becoming more receptive to sustainability initiatives and environmental consciousness.
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9491
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For one week every April and October the world's furniture manufacturers and retail buyers come to the High Point Furniture Market, the world's largest furniture expo. Business transactions are in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and the local economy benefits by $1 billion. Wood describes the strength of the state's furniture industry as it moves into the twenty-first century.
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24212
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The world's largest furniture marketplace happens twice a year in High Point. The furniture shows take place in High Point because that was once where the industry was centered. Now, the High Point market's future is in jeopardy and Las Vegas thinks it has the answer: building a new home for the market and leveraging its advantages in entertainment accommodations, restaurants, and glamour.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 6, June 2006,
p32-41, il
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27882
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Evidence found in research files at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina reveals the diverse material culture and impact of cabinetmaking in Columbia and Richland County, Virginia from 1800 to 1860. Columbia’s political and geographic location made it a transition zone for people, goods, and cultures traveling between the Low country to the Piedmont regions.
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Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Winter 2005,
p1-26, il, map, bibl, f
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24221
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Century Furniture in Hickory has been operating since 1947, making custom pieces for a hefty price, even though the furniture industry in North Carolina has decreased since 1993.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 5, May 2004,
p34-39, il
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