Ohio furniture maker suspends 2 plant operations

Filed by Associated Press July 21st, 2008 in Top Stories.
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   NORWALK, Ohio (AP) — A furniture maker has suspended operations at plants in Norwalk, Ohio, and Cookeville, Tenn., effective Monday.

Norwalk Furniture’s northern Ohio plant has a work force of more than 500 and is one of Norwalk’s biggest employers. Late last year Norwalk Furniture said its 50-employee Cookeville manufacturing and saw mill operations would be moved to locations northeast of Cookeville.

The company, in a statement late Friday night, blamed the suspension of operations at the plants on a slowing economy and changes in the furniture industry. Its sales dropped $8 million from 2006 to 2007.

The company said its personnel offices would be open Monday to handle questions from affected employees.

 


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