Furniture Today - October 22, 2007

Mississippi furniture makers are moving to seek state funds for programs designed to keep more manufacturing jobs from going offshore. At last week's first general membership meeting of the 13-year-old Mississippi Furniture Assn., Gov. Haley Barbour joined about 150 manufacturers, vendors, suppliers, politicians and other officials at the Tupelo Furniture Market to discuss ...

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