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Article: California Furniture Makers Carve a Niche.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- February 16, 1998
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By Gray Scott, The Business Press, Ontario, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 16--Mikhail Darafeev Inc. is in the middle of a growth spurt.
The furniture manufacturer moved its headquarters and 40 employees to an 80,000-square-foot Chino plant in December even while doubling its capacity at its old Baldwin Park factory.
In Chino, workers will put finishing touches on game tables, bar stools and other home recreation furniture as the items roll down a new conveyor system that's designed to help the company mass-produce custom-ordered furnishings.
"In a couple of years, we can easily double our shipments unless ...