The North Carolina Department of Commerce announced that Grand Manor Furniture is a recipient of a Rural Economic Development Division Building Reuse grant award. The $400,000 grant will assist the company with renovations to the vacant Thomasville Furniture plant in Lenoir.

Sherrill Furniture, a high-end furniture manufacturer, plans to invest $2.9 million to open a new custom upholstery production facility in Conover, N.C.