Southern Motion Plans Expansion in Mississippi

May 23, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Motion Upholstery on May 24, 2010 Motion upholstery producer Southern Motion plans to expand its production in Pontotoc, Miss., and create at least 200 new jobs over the next two years according to a report by The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.

The company will invest $7 million to construct a new 180,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its current operation.

Southern Motion President Roger Bland said the expansion will allow the company to continue its "commitment to manufacturing quality, American-made motion furniture."

Southern Motion currently employs 701 workers and was founded in 1996 by Guy Lipscomb and Larry
Todd.