> http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8786163
>
> La-Z-Boy to close Utah plant, consolidate in Mexico
>
> --"Huh? I ar uh reel lay-zee boi!"--L'il Jak
> By Josh Fineman
>
> Article Last Updated: 04/02/2008 05:16:32 PM MDT
>
> Posted: 5:15 PM- La-Z-Boy Inc., the maker of the namesake living-room
> recliners, will close a factory in Utah and move 1,200 U.S.
> manufacturing jobs to Mexico to reduce costs.
> The facility in Tremonton employs 630 people, La-Z- Boy said today
> in a statement. The plant, which makes furniture and upholstery, will
> close within the next several months.
> La-Z-Boy cut 500 jobs last year after shutting down three plants
> in the United States. The reductions come amid declining industry
> sales caused by the deepest housing slump in at least a quarter ...