Furniture maker plans $5.9 million expansion, 100 new jobs

April 20. Furniture manufacturing continues to make a come-back in North Carolina. Conover-based Vanguard Furniture plans to add 100 new jobs in Burke County in a $5.9 million expansion at its upholstery plant in Morganton. “North Carolina continues to be the global leader for furniture manufacturing,” said Gov. Roy Cooper. Family-owned Vanguard, with 680 employees, […]