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• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Maria Saporta column.

  - 2004-11-11

  By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 11--SIMMONS COMES OUT OF SLUMBER: One can't call Simmons a sleepy company. Atlanta-based Simmons Co., one of the world's top mattress manufacturers, moved its headquarters here in 1975....

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• Simmons Co. acquires crib mattress line.(News Watch)

  - 2004-08-09

  Atlanta -- Bedding major Simmons Co. is acquiring the crib mattress and related soft goods business of Simmons Juvenile Products Co., which has been a licensee of Simmons, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition, expected to close by the end of this...

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• Simmons Co. acquires crib mattress line.(News Watch)(crib mattress)

  - 2004-08-01

  Atlanta -- Bedding major Simmons Co. is acquiring the crib mattress and related soft goods business of Simmons Juvenile Products Co., which has been a licensee of Simmons, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition, expected to close by the end of this month, ...

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• NEWS BRIEFS.

  - 2004-05-24

  PULASKI FURNITURE is teaming up with Spanish-language television's number-one talk show host to produce a licensed line of furniture aimed at the Hispanic community. The 75-piece Cristina Saralegui Collection will be introduced at the October market in High Point, N.C., and will include dining room, bedroom,...

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• SIMMONS, BROYHILL REACH DEAL TO CO-BRAND BEDDING LINE.(Simmons Co., Broyhill Furniture Industries Inc.)

  - 2004-05-17

  Byline: Karl Kunkel ATLANTA-Broyhill Furniture Industries and Simmons Co. have entered into a co-branded bedding agreement to supply mattresses to Broyhill stores. Simmons will provide a co-branded bedding line that will be available only in the newly launched Broyhill...

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• Hjellegjerde ASA signs distribution and sales agreement with Simmons Co Ltd in Japan

  - 2004-04-02

  NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-2 April 2004-Hjellegjerde ASA signs distribution and sales agreement with Simmons Co Ltd in JapanC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Norwegian furniture maker Hjellegjerde ASA said on Friday (2 April) that it had signed a distribution and sales agreement with the Japanese company Simmons Co Ltd. ...

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• Simmons Closing Grove City, Ohio, Mattress Plant.

  - 2004-02-10

  By Mark Niquette, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Simmons Co. is closing its Grove City mattress factory in April, eliminating 107 jobs and leaving many workers angry. The company, which has made mattresses in central Ohio since...

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• NEWS BRIEFS.(Simmons Co. was named one of Fortune's best companies to work for; notes other news)

  - 2004-01-12

  SIMMONS CO. WAS NAMED ONE OF FORTUNE'S BEST COMPANIES to work for. It's the first time the bedding producer made the magazine's annual list. Selection is based on answers provided to a survey that is randomly distributed to employees, along with the magazine's evaluation of the...

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• Simmons Company sites manufacturing plant in Hazleton

  - 2003-12-01

  The nation's second largest bedding manufacturer will employ about 200 people in a new, state-of-the-art facility in CAN DO's Humboldt Industrial Park.Gov. Edward G. Rendell joined state and local officials as representatives from Simmons Company broke ground on a 215,000-square-foot manufacturing plant."This project is a great example of how a...

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• SIMMONS SEES NEW OWNERS LETTING COMPANY STAY COURSE.

  - 2003-11-24

  ATLANTA-The pending purchase of mattress giant Simmons Co. by Boston equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners could be just the bump Simmons needs to move it closer to the top of the bedding business. Simmons is now the third-largest bedding manufacturer in North ...

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