JOURNAL STAFF AND WIRE REPORT

APPOMATTOX, Va. – Creative Interiors, a division of Thomasville Furniture Industries Inc., said Friday that it will close its 200,000-square-foot plant in Carysbrook, Va., by Nov. 23.

The plant specialized in making ready-to-assemble furniture. It has a work force of 170, down from a peak of 300 employees in 1999. Industry analysts said that makers of ready-to-assemble furniture have been less vulnerable to global competition because the products are less labor intensive.


The production from the plant is being moved to Creative Interiors’ plant in Appomattox, about 50 miles away, where it has 440 workers.

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