MORGANTON, NC - Most of Henredon's flagship wood furniture plant, closed in late 2007, has been torn down to make way for a new Walmart Supercenter.
Development plan for former Henredon Furniture manufacturing complex in Morganton, NC The plant employed more than 500 people when Furniture Brands Intl, parent company of Henredon, announced its plans to shut down its operations.
A 90,000-square-foot building of the Henredon complex remains intact, according to the Morganton News Herald. WRS, developer of the site is looking for an alternative use for the newer portion of the factory, including potentially incorporating the structure into the new Walmart-anchored shopping center, scheduled to open in late 2013.
Construction of the first Henredon plant began in 1946. By 1981 the Henredon Furniture manufacturing complex consisted of five buildings, totaling 2.5 million square feet and employed 2,600 people, according to the News Herald.
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Rich Christianson is Associate Publisher and Editor at Large of Woodworking Network. During his 25+ years covering the wood products industry, Rich has toured hundreds of manufacturing plants throughout North America, Europe and Asia. His reporting has covered everything from the state of the industry and impact of wood imports to technology and environmental issues. In his current capacity he is responsible for editing the daily Woodworking Network Update newsletter and coordinating events including the annual Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and Canada’s biennial Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo.
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