Mississippi furniture makers on rebound with more exports
By Jack Weatherly A few years ago, the Chinese might not have been the kind of trade partners you wanted if you were in furniture manufacturing in Mississippi. That’s because the communist nation was...
View ArticleSouthern Motion expanding in Baldwyn
MBJ staff Reclining furniture manufacturer Southern Motion is expanding operations at its facility in Baldwyn. The project represents a $600,000 investment and will create 60 jobs during the next 12...
View ArticleEmerald Home Furnishings plans furniture plant in New Albany
NEW ALBANY — Emerald Home Furnishings announced Wednesday that it will open an upholstered furniture factory in New Albany, investing more than $2 million and hiring 150 workers. The company, based in...
View ArticleJobs coming to Mississippi, furniture company expands
WREN — United Furniture Industries is moving its distribution operations to the former Lane Furniture Industries distribution facility in Wren. The company says 50 employees will be hired in Wren while...
View ArticleFurniture maker adding jobs in Ecru
ECRU — Upholstered furniture manufacturer Fusion Furniture Inc. is expanding operations at its facility in north Mississippi’s Pontotoc County The company announced Tuesday that it will invest $1.6...
View ArticleFurniture maker to open Amory plant, create 140 jobs
MBJ staff American Furniture announced on Tuesday it is expanding its presence in Mississippi by locating manufacturing operations in Amory. The project represents a corporate investment of $560,000...
View ArticleFurniture market growing in last year
By LISA MONTI When American Furniture officials announced in December the company had expanded its footprint in Mississippi by locating manufacturing operations in Amory, state leaders took the...
View ArticleAshley Furniture to pay $1.75M to settle safety citations
Wisconsin-based Ashley Furniture has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle alleged safety violations at four of its plants, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday. Ashley...
View ArticleFurniture maker to spend $20 million, create 600 jobs
Associated Press One of northeast Mississippi’s fastest growing companies will take over the former headquarters of a regional mainstay that dissolved in bankruptcy. Southern Motion announced Wednesday...
View ArticleNew Albany company supplies new reclining chairs for Cinemark, Malco
By DENNIS SEID / Daily Journal Moviegoers in Tupelo are getting luxurious reclining chairs at both Cinemark and Malco, and it’s a New Albany-based company that’s supplying the new seats. VIP Cinema...
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