- Calendar.
SEPTEMBER 3-6: Dairy Science and Technology Basics for the Farmstead Cheesemaker, California Polytechnic State University's Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo, Calif., (805) 756-6097. 9-10: Developing Successful New Products Workshop, Galileo Idea Group, Chicago, III., (630) 548-2650, www.GalileoldeaGroup.com. 10-11: Cal Poly/U.C. Davis 8th Annual Milk Processing Technology Short Course, ......
- Calif. to delay FR enforcement until 2005
North Highlands, Calif.— Ending a period of uncertainty that plagued the bedding industry, the California Bureau of Home Furnishings has revealed that it plans to begin enforcement of its tough new mattress flammability standards on Jan. 1, 2005. While those standards will go on the books in California on Jan....
- Kays runs Feinblum West Coast office
Plainview, N.Y.— Doug Kays has joined Julius M. Feinblum Real Estate as its West Coast affiliate, operating a new office in Santa Monica, Calif. Kays will coordinate and handle Feinblum's business in California, Arizona, Nevada, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Colorado. A 31-year industry veteran, Kays currently owns the one-store Premiere ......
- CFMA sets anti-harassment training
Anaheim, Calif.— The California Furniture Manufacturers Assn. will offer a sexual harassment training program, which is mandatory for many employers in the state, on Nov. 5 in Buena Park, Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law a requirement that California companies with 50 or more employees provide each supervisor ......
- Klaussner sets Calif. facility
At The Market— Klaussner of California, the West Coast service center for upholstery and family room resource Klaussner Furniture, has leased a 280,000-square-foot distribution facility in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The facility, set to open in June, will consolidate imported finished goods inventory from existing warehouses in Mentone, Calif. "This ......
- Klaussner of Calif. leases 280,000-square-foot facility
Santa Fe Springs, Calif.— Klaussner of California, the West Coast service center for upholstery and family room resource Klaussner Furniture, has leased a 280,000-square-foot distribution facility here. The facility, to open in June, will consolidate imported goods inventory from existing warehouses in Mentone, Calif. "This new state-of-the-art facility will allow ......
- FR (mis)information
North Highlands, Calif.— The California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation is doing its part to educate retailers about the state's new open flame mattress standard. The Bureau posted a "Retailer Advisory" on its Web site — www.bhfti.ca.gov — last fall that spells out key details of the new ......