The Medical Mutual 2010 Pillar Award for Community Service
Smart Business Columbus Published: January 2010
For some companies, community service means more than just the giving of time and money. It’s taking steps to make sure that a specific need is addressed in the local community.
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Dealer/Manufacturer Relations
Monday Morning Quarterback Published: October
2009
The relationship between Columbus, Ohio-based Continental Office Environments and Indiana Furniture has been cultivated over more than 30 years.
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A chair that embodies
Columbus Monthly Published: January
2009
Herman Miller, Inc., the iconic modern furnishings company that markets the Eames lounge, has released the newest chair for the home office or corporate cubicle.
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Continental Office Environments unveils Herman Miller's newest product introduction: Embody
Published: November 6,
2008
Continental Office Environments is excited to introduce Herman Miller's next groundbreaking innovation in work chairs to the Columbus market: the Embody chair, designed by internationally renowned designers Jeff Weber and the late Bill Stumpf.
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Continental Office Environments voted Best Office Equipment Dealer
Columbus C.E.O. Published: November
2008
Continental Office Environments was voted as the No. 1 choice among office equipment dealers in central Ohio for 2008 by Columbus C.E.O. magazine.
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Project Mentor students visit Governor's residence
Published: May 1,
2008
Columbus, Ohio -- Thirty-six eighth grade Mifflin Middle School students had an opportunity to meet Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland and visit the Ohio Governor’s Residence on May 1, thanks to Project Mentor and Continental Office Environments.
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Office firm enlivens corporate landscape with vibrant color, materials
Columbus Business First magazine Published: April 4,
2008
Business success is no longer simply a matter of hiring quality employees and putting them to work at desks in cubicles.The landscape is changing. These days the environment in which employees work has become a vital part of the equation.
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Herman Miller Named To Fast Company Magazine's Fast 50 List
of The World's Most Innovative Companies
Fast Company magazine Published: February 19,
2008
Fast Company magazine today named Herman Miller, Inc.
to its "Fast 50" list of the world's most innovative
companies. Herman Miller ranked 26th this year and was the
only representative of the contract furniture industry.
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Herman Miller, Inc., Recognized Among "100 Best
Companies to Work For"
in America
FORTUNE magazine January 22, 2008
Herman Miller has returned to the list of America's best
employers as compiled by FORTUNE magazine and the Great Place
to Work Institute. The 11th annual ranking is the result of
a survey that solicits information from 1,500 firms and their
employees about credibility of management, job satisfaction,
camaraderie, recruiting, and employee services.
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Continental Office Environments: Workplace Innovation
American Executive Published: October 1, 2007
Ira Sharfin, president and CEO of Continental Office
Environments, might take offense if you refer to his company
as ‘that big furniture dealer.’ The company’s
69-year history does include designing and supplying furniture,
but for the past few years, Sharfin and executive vice president
Rachel Friedman have concentrated on how the company’s
other strengths have led it to create innovative workplace
solutions.
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ANNUAL DESIGN AWARDS 2007 The Best Product Design
Of 2007
BusinessWeek Published: July 30, 2007
The Leaf personal light from Herman Miller, Inc., was
noted for its sleek design and energy efficiency, earning
Silver in the design strategy category from the International
Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).
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Herman Miller, Inc., Tops Industry in FORTUNE's 'Most Admired'
Published: March 6, 2007
For the 19th time in the past 21 years, Herman Miller
is ranked as the "Most Admired" company in its industry
in FORTUNE magazine's annual survey broadly measuring the
reputation of America's corporations. The company also placed
in the Top Ten among all firms surveyed in the category of
Innovation.
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Interior Design Announces Best of Year
Awarded & Published: December 1, 2006
DIRTT Movable Walls and Herman Miller MyStudio Environments
were named Best of Year Products by Interior Design Magazine.
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SUCCESSION PLAN Taking charge
Published: September 29, 2006
Continental Office Environments’ new CEO taking company
into old, new territories
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Continental honored with Herman Miller's Asset Inventory Management
award
Awarded September 2006
The Continental team was selected by Herman Miller Dealer
Distribution Team to be the recipient of the 2006 AIM award
for your work in delivering Asset Inventory Management Services
to your clients.
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Continental Office Environments hires new CFO & COO
Published: August 22, 2006
Columbus, Ohio-- Continental Office Environments’ CEO
and President Ira Sharfin announced the appointment of Kyle
Johnson as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
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Ira Sharfin CEO, Continental Office Environments
Published July 10, 2006 Smart Business Columbus
Smart Business spoke with Sharfin about how he manages his
two Ohio and two Pennsylvania locations by allowing associate
teams to take calculated risks in a positive work environment.
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Continental Office buys back Indy store
Published: June 8, 2006 Business First of Columbus
Three years ago, Continental Office Environments in Columbus
sold its Indianapolis operation to that store's management.
This week the company bought it back.
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Ohio Firm reacquires Office Furniture Business
Published: June 8, 2006 IndyStar
Continental Office Environments of Columbus, Ohio, has reacquired
the Indianapolis office furniture and interior business called
Continental Office Environments-Indiana.
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Press Release: Continental Office Environments
Published: June 2, 2006
Continental office environments completes indianapolis
acquisition: Firm to become Herman Miller Dealership.
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Continental Office Environments appoints Rachel Friedman Vice
President
Published: May 9, 2006
Columbus, Ohio – Ira Sharfin, CEO and President
of Continental Office Environments, announced today the appointment
of Rachel Friedman as Vice President of Market Development.
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Continental Office Finds Successor
Published: February 13, 2006 Business First
Central Ohio's largest office furniture company has a new
top executive and partner, who intends to take the merchant
into new cities.
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Corporate Spotlight: Continental Office Environments
Published: American Executive
In 2005, Ira Sharfin took the helm as president and CEO of
the organization and set out to make a good company great
by streamlining Continental’s operations and shifting
more focus from sales to service.
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