Welcoming Bassett Furniture to Westport

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening today of Bassett Furniture, 1100 Post Road East. The $300 million NASDAQ-listed company employs 15 in the Westport store, one of 91 Bassett stores in the United States. Among those on hand for the ceremony were Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe and Lisa Parrelli Gray, executive director, Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com