Furniture Brands to sell Hickory unit

Furniture Brands International Inc. will sell its HBF business-furniture brand and sharpen its focus on residential furniture. St. Louis-based Furniture Brands (NYSE:FBN - News) has not yet identified a buyer for the unit and has…

Sweet look at furniture

Sugar chests held precious commodity By Diane Heilenman About 20 years ago, Bob Noe traded a 1980 Oldsmobile with 150,000 miles on it for a Kentucky sugar press. "I got the best of the transaction,"…