Flexsteel Closes

Furniture maker Flexsteel is closing for good in Starkville.

Furniture maker flexsteel is closing for good in starkville.// employees at the industrial road plant have until september when the doors close.// flexsteel is based in iowa.

// that's where company executives announced today that they are shuttering the starkville plant, along with their newest facility in dubuque.// in a call to investors, flexsteel reports a financial loss of more than $5 million dollars since january.// that's in part because of a drop in demand.// prior to the coronavirus pandemic, flexsteel in starkville employed 150 people.// right now 45 workers are handling the backlog of orders.//