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.

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.

VERONA, MS—United Furniture Industries will invest $2.75 million to locate a new assembly operation at an old factory here. The facility is expected to create at least 200 new jobs.

La-Z-Boy is one of the best-known brands in the residential furniture industry. The company is synonymous for its comfortable reclining chairs. But, La-Z-Boy is also well-known for lean manufacturing and its made-in-the-USA production philosophy.