Rosenthal Contemporary Furniture
By DICK YOUNGBLOOD, Star Tribune
March 18, 2009 at 1:03AM
Business: Furniture retailer
Founded: 1895
Headquarters: Minneapolis
Website: www.rosenthalfurniture.com
Executive: Rose Lebewitz, president, CEO and sometime janitor ("I cleaned the toilets yesterday.")
Employees: Six full-time, two part-time
2008 revenue: $2.1 million in year ended Oct. 31, up 23% from $1.7 million in fiscal 2007
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DICK YOUNGBLOOD, Star Tribune
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