Nearly 300 people were laid off in Catawba County after a furniture manufacturer shuttered its doors before the new year. And soon, several furniture stores in Charlotte tied to the company’s parent company will close due to declining sales, tariffs and the housing market.
Kroehler Furniture Co. gave its 275 employees and the state just two days notice that it was closing its plant in Conover, effective Dec. 31. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) was filed on Dec. 29 with the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
The manufacturer had called the Conover plant home for over 40 years. The plant is about 50 miles northwest of Charlotte…