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1.He's a Chairman and a Chair Man by Sharpe, Bill Business North Carolina Vol. 17 Issue 11, Nov 1997
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3509
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Forty years ago, Wayne Lyon began his business career in plastics. Today, he is chairman, CEO, and president of Lifestyle Furnishings International. The Thomasville-based company is the world's largest furniture maker.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 17 Issue 11, Nov 1997,
p80, por
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7500
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HFN, a trade publication, ranks Nancy Webster the third-most-powerful person in home fashion and design, behind French designer Philippe Stark and Martha Stewart. For the past two years, Webster headed Target's design team. In September 2005, she became CEO of Thomasville Furniture and the first woman to run a large furniture maker.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 25 Issue 12, Dec 2005,
p22-23, por
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10012
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T. Austin Finch died January 11, 1943. He was a graduate of Duke University and later entered the furniture business with his father and his uncle. At the time of his death he was president of the Thomasville Chair Company, which is recognized as one of the leading furniture industries in the world.
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10329
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The furniture industry began in Thomasville almost after the end of the Civil War. It began as a family industry that made split bottom chairs, but over time expanded until now the city bears the title “The Chair City.â€
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11819
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Thomasville Furniture Industries is celebrating its seventy-fifth year of operation. The company employs approximately 6,500 people in seven locations around the state, with other manufacturing operations in Virginia and Mississippi. Sales volume for 1978 was more than $185 million.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 37 Issue 9, Sept 1979,
p28, 30, 32, 56-57, il
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11863
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Kay Lambeth, who heads Erwin-Lambeth Furniture, is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businesswoman in the News. Erwin-Lambeth has served leading retailers, discriminating decorators, and style-conscious homemakers for thirty-four years.
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30628
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High Point company, Heritage Home Group plans to boost image of Thomasville furniture by associating the brand with their more high-end brands, Drexel Heritage and Hendron.
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