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Somers Furniture is featured in different media on numerous occasions for a variety of reasons. Click the links below to read what has been said about us.
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1/25/2012 - Shrewd, smaller Vegas resorts show that innovating, renovating can do wonders
By Las Vegas Sun - J. Patrick Coolican
 When I look at the hand-painted psychedelia of the piano; the ornate, custom-made pool table; and shoe fetish art in the lobby of the Royal House, I feel a little hopeful, which hasn't been a very common emotion these past few years.
The Royal, on Convention Center Drive, is a creative blend of commerce, art and design — and an attempt to create a niche product that the megaresorts can't offer because they're too busy putting thousands of heads in beds or in front of slot machines.
In fact, while the era of megaresort construction is finished for now, we're in the m more >>
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9/22/2011 - Las Vegas Market se enorgullece de la mejor Feria de Verano de los 'ultimos tres años
By Infurma.es website
 Here is an article on the Infurma.es website about the Las Vegas Market. The photo to the left is highlighted in the article and these furniture pieces were supplied by and are available from Somers Furniture. This article is being re-published on this site in it's native language in which it was presented. more >>
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4/6/2011 - Somers Furniture Debuts Custom Pieces
By Special Event Magazine E-Newsletter
 Somers Furniture Debuts Custom Pieces
Along with offering rental furniture, Somers Furniture will custom-manufacture chic designer furniture for clients. The company takes pride in its unique, original pieces such as the silver/black patent Louis sofa and chairs (in photo). The company's rental line includes loveseats, cubes, pedestals, stools, occasional tables, ottomans, benches, chairs, sofas, banquettes, chaises, sectionals and etageres, among others
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1/17/2011 - Born and raised: Natives offer perspectives on why Las Vegas will always be home
By Las Vegas Sun - April Corbin
 While in the design stage of Born and Raised, the Godino's were adamant to work only with local Las Vegas companies, Alice Roussos of Interior Motives worked as the designer along with Tammi Grassi of Somers Furniture to build customized furnishings for their location.
Las Vegas Sun Article...
Having a fake ID in Las Vegas was a given. Siblings Scottie and Ali Godino knew this. They both had fakes by the time they were 16, and they put them to good use. Scottie fondly remembers stuffing his Bishop Go more >>
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11/22/2010 - Hospitality Design Now - Somers Furniture Manufactures furniture used in Suites at Rumor Hotel - Las Vegas
By Jana Schiowitz
 After seeing what designer Mark Tracy of Chemical Spaces had created for the rooms at the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, the owners of the recently opened Rumor Hotel decided to call on the local designer to bring a loud yet classy factor to their new Fantastic Four suites. "They only said they wanted a lot of color like the Hard Rock rooms," says Tracy.
Lots of color ensues, as does various textures, bold images, and "bling." "I wanted the rooms to provide a complete party atmosphere," he says, also adding that his firm fabricated all the drapery, art, more >>
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10/1/2010 - Vegas Magazine - Rumor Has It
By John Katsilometes
 Undeterred by riffraff and drawn to dilapidated properties like bees to a honeycomb, Stephen Siegel, founder and CEO of The Siegel Group, and his director of business development, Michael Crandall, are building a resort empire in Las Vegas. True, this empire is being assembled in small, ornate pieces that the company has termed "boutique" chic retreats.
These chic resorts have not always been so, but have been given a healthy luster after the company's brazen buying spree in the last two years.
Commonly known for its budget-friendly Siegel more >>
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8/20/2010 - Somers Furniture built the outdoor furniture for The Artisan with designer Kim Daost of Tandem Las Vegas
By SONYA PADGETT - Las Vegas Review Journal
 The hotel carved a niche as a boutique hangout where the valley's coolest hipsters came to sip cocktails and listen to music.
Now the Artisan, 1501 W. Sahara Ave., is making a splash on the local pool party scene.
"Everyone in Vegas loves to be outside, and we have such a beautiful, intimate pool that we thought we could have some good parties," says Brett Rubin, the Artisan's director of entertainment.
From 4 to 10 p.m. Mondays, resident DJ The Spacebyrdz and special guest DJs spin during Aqua Boogie. DJs Jonny Angel and Pris more >>
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8/12/2010 - Somers furniture built the kiosk at McCarran Airport with Chris Harvey of Design Factory Las Vegas
By Liz Benston - Las Vegas Sun
Buying a Las Vegas souvenir at the airport used to involve a pair of fuzzy dice, shot glass, casino T-shirt or simple variation thereof.
These days, one of the more popular, yet curious places for last-minute gifts at McCarran's C gates is the Hard Rock's Rehab-branded kiosk, which sells merchandise bearing the logo of the resort’s racy, long-running pool party.
Rehab Opens With Snoop Dogg (4-19-2009)
The kiosk, the latest expansion of the Rehab brand beyond the Rehab-focused reality show on truTV, sells clothing basics alon more >>
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7/16/2010 - With new owner and look, Rumor welcomes first guests
By Arnold M. Knightly
 Former St. Tropez will be co-marketed with The Artisan
Rumor, the Siegel Group's latest turnaround project, will welcome its first guests today.
The 150-room hotel is the second boutique-style hotel the company has refurbished this year and is having a soft opening, with the official grand opening coming next month.
The first guests will include a group of people who won a Los Angeles radio station promotion contest.
"We want to bring some guests in and make sure everything is right; work out the kinks," Siegel Group President St more >>
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4/29/2010 - OUTDOOR LIVING: Desert Dessert
By HALI BERNSTEIN SAYLOR - Las Vegas Review Journal
 In the tropical jungle of woven wicker and rattan patio furnishings, Somers Furniture is a lot like the city it is made in -- a bright beacon in the desert. Instead of the traditional earth tones and typical floral prints, you'll find neon shades of lime green, sky blue and fuchsia among the modern patterned fabrics.
That's not to say that you can't have your patio furnishings in earth tones and tropical prints. As a custom manufacturer of outdoor furnishings, Somers can help you create the look of your dreams, said owner Debbi Somers.
The Las Vegas-based company manufactures middle-to- more >>
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2/10/2010 - Somers Furniture featured in The New York Times - More Than a Place to Rest
By Joyce Wadler
 THIS is the good news in bedding from the 2010 winter Las Vegas Market furniture show: You no longer need to be shackled to your partner's annoying sleeping preferences. If he or she wants the bed warmer than you like it, you can make your side cooler. If he or she wants the mattress softer, you can order it half-and-half, like a pizza, firm on one side for you, softer for him or her. Your beloved keeps you up all night with tortured breathing? There's an app for that.
"Say your partner is snoring, what do you?" asked Emily Lauer, a publicist for Leggett & Plat more >>
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12/5/2009 - Somers Furniture Receives 2009 Best of Las Vegas Award
By U.S. Commerce Association
 U.S. Commerce Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement
WASHINGTON D.C., June 8, 2009 -- Somers Convention Furniture has been selected for the 2009 Best of Las Vegas Award in the Convention & Show Services category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).
The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance th more >>
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8/14/2009 - Enterprising Women Recognizes The Class Of 2009: The Finest Women Entrepreneurs In North America
By Monica Smiley - Enterprising Women
 It is our distinct honor to showcase the winners and finalists of the Enterprising Women of the Year Aware in this special commemorative issue of Enterprising Women.
The award winners and finalists were recognized during a three-day tribute held in their honor from March 11-13 at Disney's Yacht Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL. This was the seventh anniversary of the gala awards celebration. The Walt Disney World Company was the premier sponsor of the 2009 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration.
Award recipients must demonstrate that they have fa more >>
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7/24/2009 - 2009 GREEN AWARDS
By Matt Ward - Las Vegas Business Press
 The Las Vegas Business Press hosted its second annual Green Awards breakfast on July 24 at the Springs Preserve, honoring eight of the business community's leading advocates for a 'greener' work and living environment. Chosen from hundreds of nominees, these eight represent the best in Southern Nevada's burgeoning movement toward more ecofriendly business practices.
The Business Press is proud to host the awards and looks forward to growing the event next year. We would like to thank all who participated, including our sponsors Republic Services, A more >>
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4/30/2009 - Jump Into Pool Party Season
By Sonya Padgett - Las Vegas Review Journal
 Casinos compete for beauty and bucks.
Say you're a guy with $50 burning a hole in your pocket and you're faced with the decision of, if not a lifetime, at least a weekend: topless pool party or topless club?
There are so many reasons to choose that pool party, says Michael Kleen, general manager of the Sapphire Pool at the Rio.
First, you need to know that the pool party is operated by the people who own Sapphire Gentlemen's Club. The strip club teamed up with the Rio to host a topless pool party last summer and is celebrating more >>
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3/22/2009 - An intimate, collegial chat between Titus and 2,370 people
By Lisa Mascaro - Las Vegas Sun
 Washington — You have to believe more than a few people were annoyed when the phone rang at dinner time Thursday evening and the recorded voice on the other end launched into the sales pitch.
"Hello," the caller said in a Southern drawl. "This is Congresswoman Dina Titus calling to invite you to join me this evening on a telephone town hall to discuss the issues facing our community."
In a surprising spark of civic curiosity, 2,370 people did not hang up.
In fact, over the course of the next hour, these people engaged the congres more >>
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3/2/2009 - Owner of Somers Furniture survives Super Bowl Sunday adversity
By Danek S. Kaus - Las Vegas Business Press
 On Super Bowl Sunday, after the game was over, Debbi Somers got the call. One of her big tractor trailer trucks had broken down.
Ordinarily, the owner of Somers Furniture could have just called a tow truck and garage the next day. But she had to remove the rental furniture she placed in several local hotels for their Super Bowl parties immediately.
"How do you find somebody on a Sunday night after the Super Bowl?" Somers said.
In recent years, several local hot spots have had Somers bring an average 300 couches per location into meet more >>
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10/11/2008 - Political emissaries descend on valley
By Richard Lake - Review Journal
 Nevada, it has been said, is critical. Polls are tight. Electoral votes are scarce.
We have five of them to give, important votes even if they're from a small battleground state.
And so we get this:
Kelsey Grammer, aka Sideshow Bob, aka Frasier Crane, schmoozing.
Bill Richardson, bearded New Mexico governor, former friend of the Clintons, policy pitching.
John Ratzenberger, best known as TV's Cliff Clavin, the inimitable mailman, joshing.
Yes, Nevadans, it has come down to the last 31/2 weeks before the more >>
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8/14/2008 - Something is finally being done with Jay-Z’s Las Vegas 40/40 Club.
By Jack Colton Newsletter
First off, thank God. The Las Vegas 40/40 club has been a total disaster from the start, both operationally and in actual the execution of the venue. According to this article, Jay-Z’s folks are in talks with Sands Corp (Venetian) about converting the failed nightclub into more of a sports book – which is an amazing idea and should have been done since day one.
For those of you who haven’t yet been to the Las Vegas 40/40 Club, which would probably be most everyone reading this, the venue is absolutely gorgeous and is perfectly designed for watching any kind of sports event game. ...
Somers Furniture built all the furnitu more >>
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7/1/2008 - The Las Vegas Business Journal featured Somers Furniture
By LV Business Journal
Southern Nevada's very own Debbi Somers has the distinction of being the only female who owns and operates a furniture rental company, Somers Convention Furniture Rental (SCFR), that specializes in servicing the convention and short-term rental industry in the country!
The 1997-1998 convention season is destined to be the most successful year in SCFR's eight-year history. This coincides with the company's expansion plan to move into the Southern California market, targeting the Los Angeles, Orange County, Anaheim and San Diego Convention Centers. SCFR services many conventions nationwide, taking furniture in "Somers' Semis" to areas such as Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, Ka more >>
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5/9/2008 - In Business Las Vegas Small Business Profile Furniture rental company not sitting still
By Grace Leong / Staff Writer
Somers Convention Furniture Rental Inc. of Las Vegas may have been wounded by the cancellations of conventions and trade shows following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but the company did not choose to sit still and wait for business to pick up on its own. Rather, Somers worked to develop a new approach to corporate furniture rental.
Adding to the challenge of recovery -- a weak national and global economy, which has caused Somers' domestic clients to scale back on their convention budgets. Then there was the war with Iraq. And now, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which choked off what's left of the company's international clientele.
Company owner Debbi Somers, more >>
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4/8/2008 - Women Of Distinction Award 2008
By In Business
Entrepreneur of the Year - Women of Distinction Award 2008
Debbi Somers
Somers Furniture was established in March 1989 by Debbi Somers with initial focus on supplying rental furniture for the convention, hotel and casino industry. In the past 19 years, as the owner and CEO, Somers has enjoyed successes as well as faced challenges. “We have grown from our initial 10,000-square-foot rented warehouse with one employee, one rented truck and limited inventory to our present status”, she said. Somers now owns a 57,000-square-foot warehouse, has a company-owned fleet of trucks and an inventory in excess of $2 million. "We now employ 20 full-and part-time employees. Each of ou more >>
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1/21/2008 - BUSINESS SURVEY: STAFFS MAY SHRINK
By JENNIFER ROBISON
Finding and retaining quality employees in Las Vegas is an increasingly expensive proposition, business executives say.
A December business survey from the Review-Journal found that local employers expect to pay more in wages and benefits to recruit and keep workers in 2008. Companies are also striving to preserve health insurance, and they're emphasizing new benefits such as flex time.
A plurality of companies -- 40.7 percent -- said in the survey that they would cut staff rosters in 2008, while 13 percent said they plan to add workers.
The survey participants who returned phone calls seeking comment said they would likely increase employee counts in the next 12 more >>
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1/20/2008 - BUSINESS SURVEY: PESSIMISM PERSISTS
By JENNIFER ROBISON
A struggling housing market, flagging consumer spending and waning job growth have curbed optimism among once-ebullient business owners and managers.
In a December survey that the Review-Journal and the Las Vegas Business Press sent to local trade groups and businesses, 51.8 percent of participants said they expect an excellent or a good year ahead.
That number is down considerably from results in the two previous years, when roughly 94 percent of people who answered the Review-Journal's questionnaires predicted good or excellent times.
Gauging attitudes offers a glimpse into the business decisions executives will make. A negative outlook can become a self-fulfilli more >>
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5/9/2007 - In Business Las Vegas Small Business Profile Furniture rental company not sitting still
By Grace Leong / Staff Writer
Somers Convention Furniture Rental Inc. of Las Vegas may have been wounded by the cancellations of conventions and trade shows following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but the company did not choose to sit still and wait for business to pick up on its own. Rather, Somers worked to develop a new approach to corporate furniture rental.
Adding to the challenge of recovery -- a weak national and global economy, which has caused Somers' domestic clients to scale back on their convention budgets. Then there was the war with Iraq. And now, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which choked off what's left of the company's international clientele.
Company owner Debbi Somers, more >>
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1/1/2007 - The Las Vegas Business Journal featured Somers Furniture in this 1997 Article
By Staff Writer
Southern Nevada's very own Debbi Somers has the distinction of being the only female who owns and operates a furniture rental company, Somers Convention Furniture Rental (SCFR), that specializes in servicing the convention and short-term rental industry in the country!
The 1997-1998 convention season is destined to be the most successful year in SCFR's eight-year history. This coincides with the company's expansion plan to move into the Southern California market, targeting the Los Angeles, Orange County, Anaheim and San Diego Convention Centers. SCFR services many conventions nationwide, taking furniture in "Somers' Semis" to areas such as Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, Ka more >>
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7/1/2006 - Women making their mark in the Industry
By Stephanie Bethel - ECN Assistant Editor
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Hear me roar. According to the '70s Helen Reddy ditty, "I Am Woman," which for a generation of young girls and women became an anthem of sorts, the numbers of women are too big to ignore.
Women account for more than half the population, make up a majority of students on university campuses, and continue to close the gaps in earning professional degrees. Women-owned businesses continue to grow and create jobs in every industry – from consulting firms, advertising agencies, car dealerships, cleaning companies ... and the list goes on. Women start twice as many enterprises as men.
So, how have they fared in the tradeshow industry?
They make up a l more >>
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8/30/2004 - Lady Moguls Making Million$
By Examiner News Focus
 American women are really taking care of business - often better than men!
Female entrepreneurs are beating the pants off guys when it comes to creating new companies and turning them into rip-roaring successes, reveal statistics from a national business group.
For example, Debbi Somers, 51, began designing custom furniture for terraces and pools after the effects of 9/11 slashed profits from her furniture rental business.
Now her custom line accounts for 50 percent of her entire firm's revenue, while boasting exotic clients like more >>
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7/1/2004 - In Fortune Small Business Magazine - Why Women Rule
By Anne Fisher
 Let's say you're reading this while relaxing poolside in Las Vegas (lucky you). There's a good chance that whatever you're lounging on was made by Debbi Somers's company. As the name says, Somers Convention Furniture Rental rents chairs, tables, and sofas to hotels hosting huge trade shows. In the '90s Debbi Somers built it into a multimillion-dollar enterprise, with a 57,000-square-foot warehouse five minutes from the Strip and a fleet of trucks that includes seven 48-foot semis. Then, after 9/11, the bottom fell out of the convention bu more >>
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