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TUPELO - A Louisiana-based sales rep took home the top award Saturday night at the Tupelo Furniture Market.
Steve Patton is the latest winner of the manufacturing representative award, which is given at the spring and fall versions of the market. The award has been given since 1992 as a way to recognize reps who have played an important role in the support and promotion of the Tupelo Furniture Market.
Patton lives in Lafayette, La., with his wife, Fran. He's been in the furniture industry for more than 41 years. He currently represents Pine Crafter Furniture, Bernards and Hidgon Furniture.
"Steve's been our No. 1 rep," said Pine Crafter Sales Manager Johnathan Robinson. "It's probably the best business decision I've ever made - hiring him."
Before working for Pine Crafter, Patton represented Corsicana Bedding for 28 years.
Louis Marchese, national sales manager for the Texas-based company, told the crowd at the market how Patton would put an electronic monkey on the edge of the mattress at a show.
"He had a remote control that he'd push and make it laugh," Marchese said. "It seemed to bring customers in smiling."
Patton's love for the industry was one of the reasons he stood out this year, said Wilson Jeter, chairman of the selection committee. Plus, Jeter said, he has extreme loyalty to the furniture industry.
"He just fulfilled all of our criteria as a nominee for the award," Jeter said.
carlie.kollath@journalinc.com
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Big Sandy Superstore of Ohio took home tonight’s national buyer appreciation award at the Tupelo Furniture Market.
The award is given out at each market to a retailer that consistently supports the state’s furniture industry and the Tupelo Furniture Market, according to Greg Giachelli with the Tupelo Furniture Marketing Association.
This time, Big Sandy Superstore stood out. The company started in 1953 in Ashland, Ky. It now has more than 20 stores and 600 employees in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. The headquarters are in Franklin Furnace, Ohio.
CEO Robbie Van Hoose Jr. accepted the award at the spring market Friday night. He said his company has been shopping the Tupelo market for 10 years. He also shops the markets in Vegas and High Point, but he keeps coming back to Tupelo for the hospitality and the prices.
“You’ve got time to dig a little deeper and find some deals you might not get elsewhere,” he said. “We like to promote deals and this is a good place to find deals.”
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The United Way of Northeast Mississippi celebrated its 50th birthday today. We were at the event live-tweeting (@carlie_kollath).
The big highlights:
• Tupelo businessman and community leader Paul “Buzzy” Mize was honored Friday with the United Way’s top annual award.
The United Way of Northeast Mississippi started the J.G. Berry Award in honor of one of the original founders. It recognizes one individual annually who has made “extraordinary contributions” to the United Way.
• Regional Rehab won the Jimmy Williams memorial grant. The $1,000 award is given in memory of Williams, a United Way board member who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of children. The grant is given to one organization annually that continues Williams’ work.
• Jackie Shumpert of JCPenney was named the organization’s campaign volunteer of the year. She led her company to collect more than 2,500 boxes of crayons to give to students at the United Way’s back-to-school resource fair.
• Greg "Snoop Pirky Dog" Pirkle and Rob "Vanilla Rice" Rice did a rap video at the end. Cracked. Us. Up. We're working on getting the video on our site. The folks at United Way said it will be on YouTube by Monday.
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