Asian Home Decor

Piece by piece — painting by painting and, more recently, print by print — Hugh Grant has been gathering what may be the largest and most comprehensive collection of Colorado art in existence, and trickling it out for display at his Kirkland Museum.  

This is a new column, one that we started because there’s more going on out there than we can cover. So here goes with a bit of news and a few notes from the local business world. RETAIL ■ A Kirkland’s home goods store is going into Mandarin Landing, the shopping center anchored by Whole Foods Market. A company spokeswoman said that no opening date has been set but that the company usually hires about 25 employees per store. read more  

A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Kirkland stockbroker Richard A. Finger to 4.5 years in prison for defrauding 10 clients of as much as $7 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle. U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo Martinez also sentenced Finger, a Bellevue resident, to three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay more than $7 million in restitution for wire fraud. Finger owned two Kirkland companies...  

What’s behind the scenes of a factory producing coins or candy? What are the stories that are sacred to one of the region’s most prominent sports/concert meccas — and the studio of a pre-eminent, late artist? These four Mile High City tours are free or cost a few bucks — a small investment given the inside [...]  

Kody Kirkland hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the 'Stormers an 8-7 win over the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, completing a perfect 4-0 exhibition season for Lancaster. "I'm happy with the spring," Lancaster manager Butch ...  

The company noted that in late 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, through regional mapping, soil sampling and drilling in both North American gold camps, clear drill targets have been defined. West Kirkland said earlier this month that it had identified ...  

The Company's stores sell a variety of products, including framed art, candles, lamps, picture frames ... of $14.71 and an average consensus analyst price target of $20.50. The stock should hit resistance at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $15.96 ...  

as part of national fundraising campaign Revolution for a Cause. The local personal training and bootcamp business will be joining dozens of other Athletic/Fitness Revolution locations nationwide for the 3 month charity drive. Having helped numerous ...  

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Specialty home décor retailer Kirkland’s, Inc. has launched a campaign to increase its Facebook fans, and one of its online fans will win $25,000 for helping the effort. The cash prize winner will be chosen at random ...  

Kirkland's Home Decor Opens WednesdayPatch.comBy Melissa Tussing Kirkland's "a leading specialty retailer of home décor,"according to the company's website. The company operates 300 stores in 30 states. Kirkland's sells furniture, mirrors, frames, clocks, lamps, outdoor furniture, rugs, ...  

Construction price is $13 million, and it’s expected to take 13 or 14 months to complete. ■ Nocatee in St. Johns County has now reached 1,000 sold homes and 1,000 families living there. The PARC Group development sold more than 100 homes the ...  

Kirkland's, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIRK - News) today reported sales for the 13-week period ended April 28, 2012. Net sales for the 13 weeks ended April 28, 2012, increased 3.6% to $97.8 million compared with $94.4 million for the prior-year quarter.  

The AgeChinese assembly workers to get raisesDetroit Free PressAP BEIJING -- This week's pledge to trim work hours and effectively raise wages for the hardscrabble Chinese employees who assemble Apple's iPads and iPhones isn't likely to drive up the prices that consumers pay. Labor expenses remain a small portion ...Concern for Chinese factory workers is patronising and simplistic.The AgeHow Do You Say Tim Cook In Mandarin Chinese?ForbesApple...  

Globe and MailDrew Sharp: Forget home ice, Wings just need to get healthyDetroit Free PressThe Red Wings rewrote the NHL record book for consecutive home victories. They had hockey's best record, hitting that stride of high efficiency and execution that resembled some of their better teams over the previous two decades.Predators move ahead of Red Wings in race for home ice in 1st round of ...Washington PostWings, Predators jockey for...  

CTV.caIraqi-American woman slain in US is brought homeSan Francisco Chronicle(03-31) 03:55 PDT NAJAF, Iraq (AP) -- An Iraqi-American woman found bludgeoned to death in her California home last week, with a threatening note left beside her body, was buried in her native Iraq on Saturday. Relatives wept uncontrollably by her ...Slain Iraqi emigrant returns home for burialCNN Internationalall 206 news articles »  

The city of Kirkland on Monday will launch a new permit tracking system in an effort to streamline its services.