global inc. type public traded as nyse eth industry furniture and home interiors founded 1932 headquarters danbury connecticut u.s. usa ua key people farooq kathwari president chairman and ceo revenue us 590.05 million 2010 operating income us 11.73 million 2010 net income us 44.32 million 2010 number of employees 4 800 website www.ethanallen.com ethan allen store ann arbor mi ethan allen global inc. is an american furniture chain with almost 300 stores across the united states canada 1 and the united kingdom . 2 it was founded in 1932 by two brothers in law nathan s. ancell and theodore baumritter . contents 1 operations 2 history 3 manufacturing plants 3.1 current manufacturing plants 3.2 former manufacturing plants 4 references 5 external links operations edit ethan allen has 295 design centers and studios six manufacturing facilities including two sawmills six wholesale distribution centers 29 retail service centers one hotel and sales of 980 million located across the united states . 3 it is one of the largest furniture companies in the united states . citation needed the company makes customized furniture domestically maiden nc such as upholstered furniture sofas and chairs custom made in a selected fabric . overall domestic manufacturing of ethan allen products stands at 65 % with goals to raise this to 70 % with the release of the new american artisan line . 4 history edit the company was started as a housewares manufacturer in 1932 then bought a bankrupt furniture factory in beecher falls vermont in 1936 . 5 6 the firm adopted the name ethan allen for its early american furniture introduced in 1939 . it was named after the vermont revolutionary leader . in 1972 ethan allen moved its headquarters from new york city to danbury connecticut . the ethan allen international headquarters complex includes the ethan allen hotel 7 corporate headquarters offices and an interior design center . the firm was sold in 1980 to interco for 150 million though ancell remained an advisor . the company was sold again in 1989 to a management group headed by current chairman president and ceo farooq kathwari . in 1993 the company went public to help raise 156.9 million through the sale of common stock . in 2004 ethan allen closed its boonville new york plant laying off 250 . it also closed its bridgewater virginia plant also laying off 250 . in 2008 the company announced plans to close a dozen design centers . the decision was made to consolidate the design centers with others that were currently serving the same market area . 8 more than seventy percent of its cherry maple and alder wood pieces are crafted in the united states . citation needed towards the end of 2008 ethan allen began selling their products online . 9 in 2009 the company laid off 238 workers from beecher falls vermont . 93 workers remained . 10 later in the year the plant ceased operation . in 2009 ethan allen closed the eldred pa manufacturing plant . manufacturing plants edit current manufacturing plants edit orleans vermont 11 silao guanajuato mexico 12 passaic new jersey 13 old fort north carolina maiden north carolina former manufacturing plants edit boonville new york bridgewater virginia chino california dublin virginia eldred pennsylvania 14 union city pennsylvania 15 andover maine atoka oklahoma beecher falls vermont dudley massachusetts references edit ethan allen company description . hoover s. retrieved 2008 12 06 . ethan allen opens a second store in the u.k. . business wire . retrieved 2009 06 18 . ethan allen launches contract furniture division . furniture today . retrieved 2009 02 12 . 1 obituary nathan s. ancell . columbia college today . september 1999 . retrieved 2008 12 06 . company history ethan allen interiors inc. . international directory of company histories . retrieved 2008 12 06 . hotel danbury ct ethan allen hotel danbury ct . ethan allen hotel . retrieved 2012 09 23 . engel clint 2008 01 10 . ethan allen to close 12 stores . furniture today . retrieved 2008 01 10 . decorating ideas modern traditional casual furniture free interior design . ethanallen.com . retrieved 2012 09 23 . burlington free press june 26 2009 page 1a ethan allen lays off 238 ion kingdom wilson ring occaso carla 2006 07 14 . new power plant helps ethan allen factory . barre montpelier times argus vermont . retrieved 2008 12 06 . ethan allen buys factory in mexico . furniture today . 2007 11 05 . retrieved 2008 01 10 . ethan allen registers all u.s. plants for efec environmental program . furniture today . 2012 08 13 . retrieved 2013 05 24 . ethan allen closing eldred pa . upholstery plant . furniture today . 2009 01 07 . retrieved 2013 05 24 . owner of former ethan allen plant in union city sues borough fire department . goerie erie times news . 2011 10 24 . retrieved 2013 05 24 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ethan allen furniture company & oldid 695653434 categories 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