HICKORY, NC—Luxury leather upholstery manufacturer Bradington-Young has expanded its factory here, a move that boosts production capacity by 50 percent and streamlines its manufacturing workflow, allowing the custom-order specialist to ship virtually all orders in 45 days or less.

GARDENA, CA—Faced with a slowdown in business and rising production costs, furniture maker Jonathan Louis International Ltd. plans to terminate the night shift at its two manufacturing and assembly facilities here, a move that will result in 329 layoffs.

HICKORY, NC—Design Foundry is investing more than $3.1 million to open a new furniture assembly plant here that will create 202 jobs over the next five years.

Every day, fastener suppliers preach an important message to manufacturers: Fasteners that hold together a product are critical to its functionality, design, durability and end-user satisfaction. Sometimes, this advice hits home.

From its headquarters in Altheim, Austria, Wiesner-Hager Möbel GmbH serves customers worldwide as one of Europe’s most successful seating furniture manufacturers.

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.

HIGH POINT, NC—New factory orders for furniture rose 2 percent in January compared with the same month last year.

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.