Another woman has alleged gender-based wage discrimination against Allsteel - launching a lawsuit against the company and its parent firm HNI Corp.

Three female Allsteel employees will be compensated for gender-based wage discrimination, a jury decided.

Workspace Solutions, installers and designers of office furniture, will consolidate its two Fort Wayne facilities into one site at 2200 Production Road.

The HON Co. said it will close its manufacturing facility in Florence, AL, by the end of 2014, resulting in the layoff of 190 workers. The office furniture company made the announcement May 8.

Kentwood Office Furniture has acquired Brys Industries, a manufacturer engineered wood products and components.

HNI Corp. (NYSE: HNI), spending $85 million on software and to build new laminate production facilities,said overall third quarter sales rose 3% to $565.7 million, but furniture sales were hurt by a 30% drop in Federal buys.

Contract furniture giant HNI Corp. recorded $510.7 million sales for the second quarter, a 6.3 percent increase from the prior year period. Net income for HNI (NYSE: HNI) grew 63 percent from the prior year quarter, to $11.4 million.

HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) reported that improved sales for its hearth division helped compensate for a sales slow-down for its office furniture products during the first quarter.