Plant Closures and Expansions
Children's furniture maker to establish first South Carolina operation
Delta Children’s Products, a children’s furniture manufacturer, plans to invest $33.1 million in a manufacturing and distribution facility in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The investment will create 123 new jobs.
Classy Closets expands to Austin, Texas
With existing locations in Dallas, El Paso, San Antonio and The Woodlands, Classy Closets announced its expansion to Austin.
Piab USA announces headquarters relocation
The new headquarters location will be in Canton, Massachusetts.
Watson Furniture completes multi-million dollar expansion, technology upgrades
Watson Furniture Group has completed a multi-million dollar upgrade and expansion, that includes a 10,000-square-foot warehouse addition and new equipment for the production of its contract furniture lines.
Jeld-Wen to shutter two manufacturing facilities
Jeld-Wen Holding is closing its Vista, California, and Hawkins, Wisconsin, manufacturing facilities. An estimated 450 workers will be affected by the closures.
OSB plant to get $30 million upgrade
Martco, LLC, parent company for timber sourcing and manufacturing company RoyOMartin, announced it will invest more than $30 million to install technologically advanced production equipment at its Allen Parish plant that produces oriented strand board (OSB) for the housing industry.
Canfor closing one facility and adding second shift at second facility
Canfor Corporation plans to optimize its footprint in southern Alabama by permanently closing its Jackson facility and expanding production at its Fulton facility
with a second shift.
Two Rivers Lumber plans $115 million sawmill project, creating 130 jobs
MONTGOMERY — Two Rivers Lumber Co. LLC plans to invest $115 million to build a state-of-the-art sawmill in Coosa County as the company’s second operation in Alabama.Demopolis, Alabama-based Two Rivers Lumber has committed to creating 130 jobs at the new Alabama sawmill, specializing in producing Southern Yellow Pine dimensional lumber.
C&D Lumber Co. is latest Oregon mill to shut down
The Board of Directors of C&D Lumber Co. has permanently closed operations at the more than 130-year-old business.