Mattress Firm still sleeping on IPO plan
Despite announcing plans for an initial public offering in 2004, Houston-based Mattress Firm Inc. has gotten comfortable being private.
April 30, 2006
Midwest-rattling quake even felt in Rochester
Nick Sargent of Rochester happened to be lying awake in bed about 4:30 a.m. this morning when the mattress started to shake a little bit. And then "I pretty quickly realized it was the whole house," he says.
Fire Officials Blame Candle For Mattress Fire
DAYTON, Ohio -- Fire officials said a candle sparked a late night apartment fire in Dayton. The fire happened at 810 Wilberforce Place just before midnight at the DeSoto Bass Apartments.
Hurricanes push up prices on other items
It all started innocently enough with the trip to Tri-State Furniture to purchase a mattress. It had been a few years since the last such purchase, so the price was anticipated to be higher because of inflation. But the price quoted was higher still.
