Senators Hagan & Burr Introduce Resolution Recognizing Market’s Longevity/Worldwide Reputation  

High Point, North Carolina, September 21, 2009—The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution honoring the High Point Market: The World’s Home for Home Furnishings as one of the world’s premier industry trade shows.

U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced the resolution last week to commemorate the Market’s 100th Anniversary. The resolution reads, in part, “The High Point Market has gained a world-wide reputation as the premier place to experience the newest ideas in home furnishings.”

“North Carolina has a great history in home furnishings and the centennial anniversary of the High Point Market demonstrates North Carolina’s great success story in the industry,” says U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-NC). “I represented High Point during my first two terms in the State Senate, and since then, I have remained an ardent proponent of the Market. In its 100 years, the Market has become a 12 million square-foot international attraction that welcomes more than 160,000 people from 110 countries each year. I am committed to ensuring that it remains the country’s premier furniture marketplace into the future and will advocate in the U.S. Senate for its continued success.”

“The High Point Market is internationally renowned as a leader in the home furnishings industry, and has served as both an economic and cultural beacon for a century,” Senator Burr says. “I am proud to congratulate the Furniture Market on its 100 year anniversary and anticipate that it will still be setting the standard for excellence for centuries to come.”

“In the 100 years since the very first home furnishings market took place in High Point, North Carolina in 1909, the High Point Market has grown into the nation’s undisputed home furnishings market with more new product premieres than any other each and every season, year after year,” says Brian D. Casey, president and chief executive officer of the High Point Market Authority.

“With a worldwide reputation as the place to experience the newest ideas in home furnishings that will shape our culture and our homes for years to come, the High Point Market is also the intellectual and creative nerve center of the U.S. home furnishings industry, and the centerpiece of our region’s furniture industry cluster,” Casey says. “We are proud to be recognized by Senators Hagan, Burr and the U.S. Senate with this honor, and we will continue to work diligently to expand and improve the Market, further cementing our position as the home furnishings industry’s most important domestic and international event.”