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Friday, January 13, 2023

Johnston leads American Home Furnishings Alliance | News ... - Wilkes Journal Patriot

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Joseph “Joe” Johnston

Joseph “Joe” Johnston
A Wilkes County native and resident with a strong family history in the furniture manufacturing industry has been elected to lead the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA).
Joseph “Joe” Johnston, CEO and owner of Johnston Casuals Furniture in North Wilkesboro, was elected 2023 chair of the AHFA Board of Directors during the organization’s Annual Meeting and CEO Conference in Sea Island, Ga., Nov. 3-6.
The alliance acts as the voice of the residential furniture industry on regulatory and other matters impacting the industry. It has a foundation that funds research and educational initiatives aimed at improving management, manufacturing and marketing within the home furnishings industry.
“We just celebrated our 40th Year at Johnston Casuals Furniture. I want to thank the folks who have made their work home with us at Johnston Casuals and American-Drew for the last 95 years,” said Johnston. He added that providing leadership to the AHFA is a way he can give back to the industry.
The AHFA represents public and private companies of all sizes that are responsible for nearly 50% of all home furnishings sold in the United States, stated an alliance press release. Member companies have factories in 23 U.S. states and 17 foreign countries. Residential furniture is a $35 billion segment of the U.S. economy.
With Johnston on the AHFA executive committee are Nathan Cressman of Magnussen Home in Greensboro, first vice chair; and Andy Bray of Vanguard Furniture in Hickory, second vice chair. Roger Bland, president and CEO of Southern Motion in Pontotoc, Miss., remains on the executive committee as immediate past chair.
Johnston has served as president of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, Wilkes Jaycees, Wilkes Art Gallery and Oakwoods Country Club. He was a member of the North Wilkesboro Board of Commissioners from 2013 to 2019, and currently is on the Wilkes Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors.
Johnston’s grandfather, Andrew “Dick” Johnston, grew up in eastern Wilkes and began factory work in North Wilkesboro at Turner-White Casket Company, where he refined his furniture making skills.
In 1927, Dick Johnston established American Furniture Company along the Yadkin River in downtown North Wilkesboro. It utilized used hardwood timber of northwest North Carolina to build bedroom suites.
In 1957, Dick, Richard Johnston (Joe’s father), Tom Story and Wayne Coffey founded a sister company, Drew Furniture, in North Wilkesboro. The “Cherry Grove Bedroom” national bestselling brand began from this endeavor.
Joe spent summers working at American-Drew in North Wilkesboro while in high school and college and began working there full-time as chair factory production manager after graduating from college in January 1975. At the time of his time of departure in 1980, the chair factory was building up to 1,100 dining chairs daily.
In 1981, Joe and his father began Johnston Casuals Furniture. This company is best known for its hand-crafted, contemporary, metal furniture, as well as its ability to make modifications according to their customers’ needs.
Johnston Casuals, the only remaining furniture manufacturer in Wilkes County, sells barstools, cocktail and end tables, casual dining and accent items made from commercial quality steel. “We make furniture. We make it the old-fashioned way. We make it by hand. Purchasing a piece of Johnston Casuals, though functional, is truly a piece of art,” said Joe.
Joe and his wife, Deborah, live in North Wilkesboro and have three married children and five grandchildren. They are members of First United Methodist Church of North Wilkesboro. He said that in their spare time, they enjoy hiking and enjoying the fresh air in the Blue Ridge Mountains with friends.
Executives named to new three-year terms on the AHFA Board of Directors include Edward Audi, Stickley Furniture; Mark Franklin, Franklin Furniture; Sean O’Connor, Universal Furniture; Veronica Schnitzius, American Leather; Luke Simpson, Durham Furniture; and Henry Vanderminden IV, Telescope Casual Furniture.
Continuing on the board with terms expiring at the end of 2024 are Steve Elton, Brown Jordan; Fred Henjes, Riverside Furniture; Steve Lehman, Smith Brothers of Berne; Neill Robinson, Legacy Classic | Modern Furniture; and Melinda Whittington, La-Z-Boy Inc.
Board members with terms expiring at the end of 2023 are Caroline Hipple, Norwalk Furniture; Jeremy Hoff, Hooker Furniture; Allan Palecek, Palecek; and Todd Wanek, Ashley Furniture Industries.
Eddie Massood, Massood Logistics, and Andrew Wright, Smith-Leonard, are the 2023 representatives on the board from AHFA’s Solution Partners division.
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Learn 4 Soundgarden guitar chords - MusicRadar

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By Leigh Fuge published 24 August 22
Accessible voicings from the Seattle legends in standard and drop D tunings
In the early '90s, when Grunge ruled the world, Seattle natives Soundgarden were set on forging a slightly heavier and inventive path. They seemed at home sitting beside their Grunge counterparts, but their sludgy riffs, unusual time signatures and haunting melodies certainly made them stand out from the crowd.
In this lesson we’re going to check out four key chords from their career as played by guitarist Kim Thayil and frontman/guitarist, the late, great Chris Cornell. And though the band were known for using an array of alternate guitar tunings in their songs, we're focussing on their work in standard and drop D to make this lesson as easily accessible as possible to players.
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This chord is the opening chord from the track Black Hole Sun. It’s very simple to play. You just barre across the lowest four strings with a single finger.
This chord is played in Drop D tuning, so the root note of the G is actually now located on the fifth fret.
This chord appears many times through the song, both as a Gsus4, and in other positions of the neck.
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During the Pre-Chorus of the track Outshined, this Dno5 chord makes an appearance. It’s a D Major barre chord rooted off the A string, but the 5th interval (Which is the 7th fret on the D string) is removed.
Removing intervals from chords is a great way to free up sonic space in the mix for other instruments.
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This chord is heard at the end of the intro to the track Fell On Black Days. It’s played with the 8th fret on the Low E and the 7th fret on the A played and combined with the other 4 strings of the guitar played open.
This chord has a slightly dissonant quality, it contains both a major third (B) and a minor third (A#) which his not a common thing to see in chords.
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This chord is another from Black Hole Sun, which is a track that is jam packed full of interesting chord voicings.
This is another Drop D tuned chord. What you have is basically a D Dominant 7th chord, played in a much lower register than usual, but with the major 3rd removed from the chord. The removal of the 3rd gives it a slightly suspended sound, which adds tension.
Leigh Fuge is a guitar player and content creator with a love for all things '80s. When he’s not creating gear demos for his Youtube channel he’s teaching students via his online guitar course Right Notes Music Tuition. Off camera he spends most of his time travelling around the UK performing at functions and corporate events. www.instagram.com/leighfugeguitar
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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Xometry introduces tools to accelerate the creation of locally resilient supply chains - Design World Network

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By PR Editor | June 30, 2022
Xometry, Inc. unveiled new digital sourcing tools on Thomasnet.com for enterprise buyers and a new cloud-based manufacturing execution system for suppliers, which will be open to third-party developers to build integrated applications. The new products are designed to bring buyers and suppliers even closer together and further accelerate the creation of locally resilient supply chains.
At the company’s “Xometry Marketplace Summit: Powering Tomorrow’s Supply Chain,” Xometry CEO Randy Altschuler detailed how the popular Xometry Instant Quoting Engine, Job Board and financial services features from the Xometry Marketplace are now fully integrated into the Thomasnet.com platform. Tightly integrating the Xometry Marketplace and Thomasnet.com platform enables Xometry to scale its network of active buyers and suppliers more rapidly by putting the “buy it now” option in front of the more than 1.4 million Thomas registered users who generate millions of sourcing and quoting sessions annually, Altschuler said.
The new products unveiled today include:
• The Industrial Buying Engine, which helps enterprise customers source and purchase from the more than 500,000 top suppliers on Thomasnet.com. It digitizes the old and time-consuming request-for-quote process, condensing to just hours or minutes what once took days and weeks to complete. Through the Industrial Buying Engine, enterprise buyers can request quotes for products and services from trusted, high-value suppliers and they can also access the Xometry Instant Quoting Engine for more immediate transactions. Additionally, buyers can start a conversation with suppliers directly on Thomasnet.com, and suppliers can instantly submit quotes and accept projects. The Industrial Buying Engine will be available on Thomasnet.com beginning June 30th.
• Workcenter, which gives suppliers a one-stop view into all of their Xometry and non-Xometry work. A centralized project management and payment solution, Workcenter brings everything suppliers love about Xometry – like the popular Job Board and financial services – into one, easy-to-use system. With Workcenter, shop owners can build and manage workflows for all their projects, including those from non-Xometry customers; quote new projects from Xometry and Thomas; assign tasks to team members and track the status of projects. Workcenter is robust and yet flexible enough to help small- and medium manufacturers make the much-needed leap to digital. Workcenter also helps suppliers take advantage of expedited payment terms so they can continue to expand. Workcenter will be available at no charge from Workcenter.Xometry.com .
Additionally, Altschuler noted that Xometry will open up the API-enabled Workcenter to third-party developers, establishing Workcenter as an emerging platform for innovators seeking to deliver an ecosystem of interconnected solutions for suppliers.
“Recent global events have underscored the need for the vital role that Xometry plays in the rapid digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, from the procurement process to the shop floor,” Altschuler noted. “With our large and growing network of suppliers, expanding set of manufacturing capabilities and new software to integrate with our customers’ internal systems, Xometry is an enterprise-wide solution. We work across the supply chain and are deeply embedded with procurement managers, buyers and engineers on the one hand, and thousands of manufacturers on the other.
“We are scaling quickly to be the technology solution that drives efficiency for the $2.4 trillion manufacturing industry, and we are becoming the de facto rails through which buyers procure services and the thousands of small- and medium-sized suppliers across the country deliver it,” Altschuler added. “With our new integrated Industrial Buying Engine and Workcenter offerings, we’re leveraging the strategic acquisition of Thomas with the power of our AI-driven Xometry Marketplace and Instant Quoting capabilities to deliver on our promise of advanced technology solutions benefiting buyers and suppliers. The new products align with our mission of championing manufacturing, the backbone of our economy here and abroad.”
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Appliance Company Bray & Scarff Expands at Laurel Business Center - Commercial Observer

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Bray & Scarff, a family-owned appliance and kitchen service store, is expanding its presence within Prince George’s County at the Laurel Business Center, Commercial Observer has learned.
The 84-year-old business inked a 12,000-square-foot industrial lease at 8610 Cherry Lane in Laurel, Md., adding to its existing 72,000 square feet of space at the 700,000-square-foot business center owned by St. John Properties, which developed the property.
“The space allows us to increase our warehouse square footage dedicated to appliance inventory,” Justin Dodson, vice president with Bray & Scarff, told CO. “This allows us to better serve appliance customers by having a larger selection of ‘in stock’ goods. Also, the new space provides us with more dock doors which will allow us to increase our delivery and installation capacity.”
Bray & Scarff currently has 15 other sites throughout Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. The new space will service the company’s network of 14 retail locations and one outlet center.
The building boasts 22-foot clear ceiling heights and 354,000 square feet of space
“The main attraction of the location was the proximity to our existing facility — it is right next door,” Dodson said. “This allowed us to seamlessly integrate the new space with our existing headquarters. In addition, the space is ideally located for us as it is centralized to all of our operations.”
Laurel Business Center provides Bray & Scarff with the opportunity to access its retail stores and customers due to its location near Maryland Route 198, Interstate 95 and the Capital Beltway.
With the lease, Laurel Business Center is now 100 percent occupied. Other tenants include Dominion Electric Supply Co. and Select Event Group.
Claire Cobert of St. John Properties represented the landlord in the deal, while the client was self-represented.
Keith Loria can be reached at Kloria@commercialobserver.com
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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Patio season to extend to end of March in Victoria - Times Colonist

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A bylaw allowing businesses to temporarily expand their patios into public spaces has been extended to the end of March.
The Business Recovery from Pandemic Bylaw and related Build Back Victoria program, which permitted the patios so businesses could meet pandemic-related social distancing requirements, had been due to expire at the end of this month.
The program has been extended twice to help with economic recovery as the pandemic started to wane and restrictions were relaxed.
Alongside the extension, council — meeting for the final time Thursday before the Oct. 15 municipal election — streamlined the application process for patios and established a pilot project for a mobile vending business licence.
Businesses that have patios or want to extend their patio spaces have been told to expect more scrutiny and tighter rules under the next city council.
The city is preparing a report, expected in the new year, to look at many aspects of the bylaw, including times of day and seasons the patios are used and the way they are maintained.
Patios will need to be inspected before occupancy to ensure they’re accessible, clean and neat.
The city expects many of the temporary patio and outdoor spaces will be removed this fall, since several are not being used regularly.
There are currently 69 permits under the Build Back Victoria program, including 53 for outdoor patios on public land and eight for patios on private land.
Patios not approved by the end of March through either the current or future bylaw would need to be removed at the cost of the business owner.
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