POTTSVILLE, Pa. – Ashley Furniture Industries has announced the opening of a new manufacturing location near Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The multi-million-dollar investment will create more than 50 new jobs for the area. Hiring started in early February with production beginning at the end of February. The new 100,000 sq. ft. facility, located at 50 East Keystone Boulevard, in Schuylkill County, serves as a furniture manufacturing site.

Luxaire Cushion Co. has said that it has discovered a way to make polyurethane foam compliant with CTB 117.

CONOVER, N.C. – The 2016 Upholstery Frame Workshop will be held Thursday, November 10th, 2016 in the Community Room at Conover Station, 403 Conover Station SE, in Conover, North Carolina. The workshop is being organized by N.C. State University Wood Products Extension, Catawba Valley Community College, and MSC.

International Contract Furnishings, Inc. will display a line of chairs featuring upholstery sewn directly into wood at the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair in Chicago.

A 4 percent increase in sales of upholstered and ready-to-assemble goods boosted Flexsteel Industries, Inc. first quarter reportings to the company’s highest levels.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated started the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 off with $327 million in sales, a 7 percent increase over the first quarter of fiscal year 2014.

Furniture with flame retardant chemicals will be banned by healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente. Kaiser, which spends $30 million a year on furnishings, will no longer buy treated items treated, and will refurnish hundreds of locations.

Gary George Designs Inc. will open a new manufacturing facility in High Point, NC, for production of its upholstered furniture for the residential, contract and hospitality markets. Between 25-30 new jobs are expected to be added.