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Article: ETHAN ALLEN TAKES A STAND IN CLIFTON PARK.(BUSINESS)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- May 10, 1997
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Byline: DAVID ORENSTEIN Business writer
CLIFTON PARK -- Ethan Allen Inc. Chairman and President M. Farooq Kathwari did not miss the opportunity Friday to point out that a bird has built a nest in the sign of a newly opened Ethan Allen store at Clifton Park Shoppers World.
``Creating a nest is a fundamental animal need,'' he said.
The hope of Ethan Allen Inc. is that Saratoga County customers will choose to line their nests with the company's furniture and accessories instead of at larger stores.
Kathwari, who owns a summer home in Columbia County, came to help store owner and Ethan Allen licensee Howard Caplan cut the ribbon on the ...