Event to look at ‘The Road Ahead’ for manufacturing sector
STARKVILLE — Furniture-industry experts, as well as government officials, will examine “The Road Ahead” at Mississippi State University’s 2014 Manufacturing Summit. The fourth-annual summit, to be held...
View ArticleCochran has doubts about effectiveness of antidumping efforts
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is questioning the effectiveness of antidumping levies as evidence mounts that some nations are finding ways to evade punishment while still flooding U.S....
View ArticleMMA to hold reception for furniture industry manufacturers
TUPELO, Mississippi — The Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA) recently confirmed that it will hold a reception for furniture manufacturers and suppliers on Wednesday, August 13, just prior to...
View ArticleHomeStretch expanding operations, adding new jobs
NETTLETON — Furniture manufacturer HomeStretch Inc. is expanding its manufacturing and warehouse space in Nettleton and adding 60 new jobs. HomeStretch makes upholstered reclining furniture in...
View ArticleVilla International sites RV furniture factory in Belmont
BELMONT — A California company will open a recreational vehicle furniture factory in northeast Mississippi, with plans to hire 75 employees over five years. Villa International, based in Cerritos,...
View ArticleChinese delegation coming to Tupelo Furniture Market
TUPELO — A delegation from China is visiting the Tupelo Furniture Market on Feb. 4-6 to learn more about furniture products made in the United States. Bill Martin, director of the Franklin Furniture...
View ArticleMississippi 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...
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Reeves talks shop with leaders of furniture industry
Tate Reeves Mississippi’s second-highest elected official believes he knows exactly what the furniture industry needs to be profitable. The Magnolia State can better encourage capital investment...
View ArticleFurniture maker to make announcement
Gov. Phil Bryant and United Furniture Industries officials will make an announcement at 11 a.m. Monday in Verona, according to news release from the Mississippi Development Authority. United announced...
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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