DAYTON, TN—Workers at the La-Z-Boy assembly plant here have logged more than 6.8 million production hours without recording a lost-time injury case, a record for a U.S. furniture manufacturer according to industry trade group American Home Furnishings Alliance.
NEW ALBANY, MS—A manufacturer of seating for movie theaters is expanding its assembly plant here for the second time in a year. VIP Cinema Seating is adding 185,000 square feet to its factory to meet growing demand.
ZEELAND, MI—For the past decade and a half, office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller Inc. has been practicing sustainability: earning a profit, protecting the environment and improving their community.
BASSETT, VA—Bassett Furniture is producing furniture here for the first time since May 2007. The company has opened a new assembly plant to make chairs, tables, fixtures and cabinets.
HIGH POINT, NC—Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. is investing $80 million to build a new assembly plant here. The facility could employ 550 at full production in 2016.