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The High Point Market has been noted for being a significant part of the region's furniture business cluster, which was discussed by urbanist Richard Florida [10] and initially by economist Michael Porter. [11] The High Point Market's relationship to downtown High Point is the focus of the book "Showroom City" by urban sociologist John Joe ...
Meanwhile, the High Point Market continued to set furniture trends and to be a national economic indicator; the $5 billion in sales in 1947 after World War II forecast a postwar boom. [28] The 1950s' growth of the furniture market mirrored that of High Point's second population boom from 39,973 in 1950 to 62,063 in 1960. [27]
Sep. 15—HIGH POINT — The High Point Market Authority will debut a custom-built structure and host educational and social programming at The Point during the Oct. 16-20 High Point Market.
Apr. 24—HIGH POINT — The High Point Market Authority would see its annual state funding increased by $1 million under legislation filed Thursday. Rep. John Faircloth, a High Point Republican ...
Nov. 16—HIGH POINT — A stainless steel sculpture that will be presented in the coming weeks to a popular N. Main Street restaurant for contributions to the success of the High Point Market ...
A. Darrell Harris founded Furnitureland South with his wife Stella on South Main Street in High Point, North Carolina in 1969, offering a small selection of market samples. [2] [3] Over the next two decades, the small operation grew in size, profits and prestige; in 1986, the original store had $18 million in annual sales.
Sidney Halstead Tomlinson Sr. started Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company in October 1900 [3] [4] in High Point, North Carolina, with 12 employees. [5] The business was originally chartered under the name of Tomlinson of High Point, and operations started on January 1, 1901, with just 18,000 square feet of space its inaugural year. [4]
Jan. 2—HIGH POINT — The long-running live music venue Ziggy's, which closed six years ago in Winston-Salem, will reopen at the first of April in the Cohab Space west of downtown High Point.