Residential furniture maker Jackson Furniture will more than double its workforce at its plant in Asheboro, North Carolina - going from 77 workers to at least 200.

Furniture frame manufacturer Industrial Timber announced it is expanding operations in Mississippi to help supply Jackson Furniture's needs. The expansions represent a $1.5 million investment and will create 80 new jobs.

Industrial Timber, manufacturer of wood furniture frames, announced it is expanding operations in Mississippi. The expansions represent a $1.5 million investment and will create 80 new jobs.

Lucent Window & Door 200,000 square foot plant, opening next week, along with Jackson Furniture's two new upholstered furniture factories, and a Chinese Ikea supplier's $2.1 million Virginia plant topped the week's reports.

Jackson Furniture is investing $2 million to open two furniture plants in Mississippi, a move that will create 250 jobs over three years.

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An undisclosed number of employees were let go after auditors from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) flagged some employees' documents as suspect.