By: Keith Joyce
VP of Operations

If I told you that I knew anything about Pontotoc, Mississippi before the April furniture market, I’d be lying.  I still don’t know much about this small town in the Deep South, but I do know that Southern Motion produces America’s finest reclining sofas, chairs, and sectionals there.

We literally found them by accident at market; we saw the “America’s Finest” sign over their showroom door and thought “Yeah, sure.”  Out of curiosity, we walked in and challenged them to prove their claim.

Three hours later, we walked out of the showroom as believers.  These folks KNOW what they’re doing.  From tiny chairs to fit your grandmother to a chair for REALLY big folks… to loveseats, to sofas, to sectionals, to ottomans that turn into a comfortable chair… they had it ALL.

This product is supremely comfortable with reclining mechanisms that are smooth as silk whether manual or power-operated.  Constructed with an all-hardwood seat frame held together with double dowels, glue, and steel corner blocks, Southern Motion is made to last.  They pride themselves on building a product with balanced comfort – the softness of the backs is consistent with the seats, providing an outstanding level of comfort with plenty of support.

Here at Bowen Town & Country Furniture, we feel really fortunate to be able to offer this fine AMERICAN-MADE product to our customers.  You won’t believe the variety of styles and covers than we can offer you – and you really will be shocked at the comfort of this product.  Come in today!  We’ll make a believer out of YOU!

Visit http://www.southernmotion.com and browse!

Visit us at Bowen Town & Country Furniture in Winston-Salem, NC and check out our collection of Southern Motion! We are located at 1910 Mooney Street, right off Stratdford Road…near Hanes Mall.

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http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/sitel-expanding-starkville-call-center/

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http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HGL3IO0.htm

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http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/smepa-launches-62m-plant-upgrade/

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 http://www.sunherald.com/2010/08/14/2405559/at-julys-farnborough-international.html#ixzz0wsCoDNYP

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http://www.steelguru.com/international_news/Severstal_Columbus_welcomes_campus_partners_to_its_Lowndes_County_facility/159564.html

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Hernando leaders gave citizens the credit Saturday as they celebrated the city winning Mississippi’s first “Healthiest Hometown” award.
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Earth Consulting Group Inc. (EarthCon) has made Engineering News Record’s (ENR’s) top 200 list of environmental firms for the second consecutive year.
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Millsaps College makes national ranking.
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Free webinar “Jump Start Revenue Growth Through International Trade” to be presented on August 31 by the Mississippi Technology Alliance, US EDA, MDA Global Trade Division and Mississippi World Trade Center.
http://www.mississippi.org/index.php?id=589

MEDC Member-to-Member Seminar to be held September 14 -
Rick Duke, CEcD, EDFP, Director of USM’s new Trent Lott National Center for the Excellence in Economic Development & Entrepreneurship will speak on “How the Trent Lot Center Fits Into the Third Wave of Economic Development” at the MEDC Member-to-Member Seminar on Tuesday, September 14 in Jackson.  Registration information is at www.medc.ms.

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Carol Hardwick, CAE, Executive Director
Mississippi Economic Development Council (MEDC)
P. O. Box 3721, Jackson, MS  39207
www.medc.ms 
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