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03 Feb

Kayser-Roth plant to close in Asheboro

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Kayser-Roth will be ending manufacturing operations at this location in Asheboro within a few months. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — Kayser-Roth will close a longstanding factory in Asheboro this spring, meaning the loss of 116 jobs. The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice with the North Carolina Commerce Department last week and pointed out that workers had been notified. In the notice to the state, Kayser-Roth CEO Gianni Orsini wrote: “Kayser-Roth has decided, after painful consideration, to cease operations at its Asheboro, NC facility. Ongoing cost pressures have led to a reconsideration of Kayser-Roth’s facility footprint and resulted in this…

09 Dec

Liberty cabinet plant to close in 2025, with 200 jobs lost

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LIBERTY – The UltraCraft Cabinetry plant, a division of Norcraft Companies, in Liberty is closing in 2025, with layoffs scheduled to begin in May. There are 200 people employed at the facility at 6163 Old 421 Road. “It’s definitely a sad thing,” said Amanda Price, executive director of the Liberty Chamber of Commerce. “They’ve been around awhile and a good Chamber member.” Layoffs are to commence in the spring and be completed by September, based on a notice to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The site has operated under UltraCraft Cabinetry, a subsidiary of Norcraft Companies. Cabinets have been…

17 Aug

Former Klaussner Furniture workers react to shutdown

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ASHEBORO – A lawsuit has been filed against Klaussner Furniture after the Asheboro-based company abruptly ceased operations last week. Former employees of the manufacturing company allege that Klaussner Furniture didn’t provide proper notice of the shutdown. Information in notification from Klaussner Furniture that was listed as part of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act shows that 884 jobs were to be lost. The WARN Act requires employers to provide 60 days’ notice. The shortened time frame on the notice came from what appeared to be unforeseen business issues. The company, which had been operating since 1963, announced Aug. 7…

29 Nov

Furniture company cuts employees with no notice

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WINSTON-SALEM – United Furniture Industries terminated all its employees last week just days before Thanksgiving in a move that drew considerable backlash in the Triad. Workers based in Winston-Salem were among those impacted. The Mississippi-based company sent an email overnight just two days before Thanksgiving notifying staffers it was terminating all employees due to “unforeseen business circumstances” and telling them not report for their shifts. The immediate termination applies to all employees with the exception of “over-the-road drivers that are out on delivery,” the memo said. “Your layoff from the Company is expected to be permanent and all benefits will…