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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 270 

Congratulating the High Point Furniture Market on the occasion of its 

100th anniversary as a leader in home furnishing. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 

Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. BURR) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the High Point Furniture Market on the 

occasion of its 100th anniversary as a leader in home 

furnishing. 

Whereas, since the first home furnishings market was held in 

High Point, North Carolina in the spring of 1909, the 

High Point Furniture Market has gained a worldwide 

reputation as the premier place to experience the newest 

ideas in home furnishings; 

Whereas, as the home furnishings market that has more new 

product premieres than any other, the High Point Furniture Market has become known around the world as the 

launching pad for the home furnishings trends that will 

shape the culture and homes of the people of the United 

States for years to come; 


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Whereas, every spring and fall for 100 years, as many as 

85,000 people have traveled to the small city of High 

Point from all parts of the United States and more than 

110 countries to participate in one of the largest and 

most influential commercial events in the world; 

Whereas the High Point Furniture Market is the intellectual 

and creative nerve center of the home furnishings industry in the United States, and the centerpiece of the furniture industry cluster in the region; 

Whereas a study conducted by High Point University in 2007 

estimated the economic impact of the furniture industry 

cluster in the region at $8,250,000,000 annually and 

found that the furniture industry cluster was responsible 

for more than 69,000 jobs in the region; 

Whereas an economic impact study carried out at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro found that the High 

Point Furniture Market contributes approximately 

$1,200,000,000 each year to the economies of the City of 

High Point, the Piedmont Triad, and the State of North 

Carolina; 

Whereas the High Point Furniture Market is responsible for 

approximately 13,516 jobs, just under 20 percent of the 

furniture-related jobs in the Piedmont Triad; 

Whereas the High Point Furniture Market is a nonprofit organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986; 

Whereas the Department of Commerce has awarded the High 

Point Furniture Market ‘‘International Buyer Program’’ 

status for 3 years; 

Whereas, as a participant in the International Buyer Program, the High Point Furniture Market represents the 


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United States and the State of North Carolina to the 

world, and positions the home furnishings industry in the 

United States front and center on the world stage; and 

Whereas, as the first century of the High Point Furniture 

Market comes to a close in fall of 2009, the High Point 

Furniture Market continues to expand and improve, securing its position as the most important domestic and 

international event in the home furnishings industry: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the High Point Market on the 

3 occasion of its 100th anniversary as a leader in 

4 home furnishing; 

5 (2) honors and recognizes the contributions of 

6 the High Point Furniture Market during the last 

7 100 years; and 

8 (3) encourages the High Point Furniture Mar9 ket to continue as the world-wide premier event of 

10 the home furnishings industry. 

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