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December 13th, 2008 | by shipsintheedge |

Editorial: A new, old industry

The furniture industry in North Carolina is taking more hits. Furniture Brands International said Thursday it will lay off 1,400 workers at plants in North Carolina and Mississippi.

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The St. Louis-based company owns many of North Carolina’s best-known names in furniture manufacturing, including Thomasville, Drexel Heritage, Broyhill and Henredon. But it has been closing factories and cutting thousands of jobs for years.

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