GREENWOOD — Greenwood Utilities has taken a $350,000 hit after under-billing a local furniture factory for 15 years before the mistake was caught.
The Greenwood Commonwealth reports it received the details of under-billing after filing a public records request.
The newspaper said the city-owned facility last March notified the John-Richard furniture factory that its account had been [...] [...]
BOONEVILLE — A downtown furniture store that has been open for 67 years in Booneville is closing.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Dickerson Furniture began its store closing sale this week.
Hugh Dickerson opened the store in 1945, originally selling furniture and appliances. However, the store has offered only furniture since the 1950s.
Marshall Dickerson bought the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 7,2011
Tags: employees, factories, furniture, furniture makers, jobs, lay offs, manufacturing, unemployment, warehouses, workers
PONTOTOC and TUPELO — Furniture maker KI will lay off 70 employees in north Mississippi as it closes one factory and converts a second to a warehouse.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the company, based in Green Bay, Wis., will close its Pontotoc factory by June 1. It will also convert its Tupelo factory to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 6,2011
Tags: economic development, expansions, furniture, furniture maker, furniture manufacturing, industrial real estate, jobs, manufacturer, manufacturing, real estate
BALDWYN — Southern Motion, a reclining furniture manufacturer is expanding into Baldwyn in Prentiss County where it will manufacture a new line of upholstered recliners.
The company is locating into the 192,500-square-foot building formerly occupied by ForeFront Golf. The expansion represents a company investment of $3 million and will create 150 new jobs over the next [...] [...]
TUPELO — Authorities are investigating what caused yesterday’s fire at Mt. Vernon Foam.
The small factory manufactured cut foam used in furniture making. About a dozen volunteer and full-time fire departments, including Tupelo and Saltillo, responded to the call around 11 a.m.
The factory is owned by Terry Robbins, whose family has owned the business for more [...] [...]
NEW ALBANY — Furniture maker Albany Industries is planning to establish its first Virginia operation in Galax, creating 335 jobs.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said yesterday that the company would invest $2.5 million for the project. Albany Industries will revitalize a vacant property that formerly served as the B.C. Vaughan manufacturing facility.
McDonnell called the deal tremendous [...] [...]
PONTOTOC — Furniture Transport Group is shutting down operations in Pontotoc.
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security says it has received notice that FTG is closing Nov. 30. According to the notice, 56 employees will be affected by the move.
The High Point, N.C.-based company is a transporter of home furnishings.
Just a few weeks ago, the company [...] [...]
TUPELO — Officials say the loss of a $200,000 state grant likely will mean less national attention for Northeast Mississippi’s furniture industry.
V.M. Cleveland, chairman of the Tupelo Furniture Market, tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal the loss means less national marketing of area furniture manufacturers and of the twice-yearly market.
The grant had been awarded the [...] [...]
MANTACHIE — Gov. Haley Barbour announced Townhouse Home Furnishings, a stationary furniture manufacturing business, will relocate its Smithville operations to a publicly-owned building in Mantachie in Itawamba County.
The company’s facilities in Smithville were heavily damaged during the April 27 storms that caused extensive damage and fatalities in Monroe County.
The company, which is relocating these operations [...] [...]
ABERDEEN — Five North Mississippi furniture manufactures have sued over what they claim was a price-fixing conspiracy involving foam products.
The lawsuit was filed March 11 in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen. The plaintiffs are H.M. Richard Inc., Foamco Sales Inc., Prime Designs Inc., Legends Inc. and Houston Foam Fabricators Inc.
The lawsuit, which gives only one [...] [...]
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