NEWS BRIEFS.(Jena Hall has joined Furniture Values International)(Powell Co. appoints Jose de la Cruz)(Grange has named Duncan Elcombe )

HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, April, 2005

JENA HALL has joined Furniture Values International to head up the case goods program at the company's expanding Aspen Furniture division. Aspen is showing four new bedroom groups at this week's International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C., along with new occasional pieces. A longtime designer, Hall first created lifestyle collections bearing her name in 1984 and has designed upholstery, case goods, home accents, lighting, sheets, rugs, tabletop, luggage and stationary. "Jena is one of the prime catalysts behind our overall Aspen growth plans," said Bill Colegrove, general manager of Furniture Values International. Aspen, long known for home office and entertainment furniture, has recently expanded into leather upholstery, motion upholstery, home theater...