Jonesboro Plant Closing
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The Haworth office furniture plant in
Jonesboro is to close its doors, putting 230 people out of work.
The closure is to be complete by the end of the year. The
company says it is consolidating operations to its home state of
Michigan.
Haworth says shipments of office furniture have dropped 40
percent from 2000 to 2003. The company opened its Jonesboro factory
in 1998.
The company will provide assistance to employees in Jonesboro,
including severance packages, unemployment benefits, and the option
of continuing health insurance.
Haworth officials say the Jonesboro plant was successful and its
workers are good, but demand for the product has dropped too much.
The company is also closing plants in Henderson, Texas;
Hazelton, Pennsylvania; and Lincolnton, North Carolina.
