La-Z-Boy Announces Moves to Strengthen Its North American Operations (14325)
MONROE Mich., La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE:LZB) today announced two major initiatives designed to strengthen its North American operations. The company will consolidate all of its domestic cutting and sewing operations in Mexico and will transfer production from its Tremonton, Utah plant, which will be closed, to its five remaining La-Z-Boy branded upholstery manufacturing facilities.

Patriot Industries of Monticello, Kentucky Acquires Facility To Manufacture Military Products (13895)
Patriot Industries has completed the acquisition of a facility to manufacture military products, creating 100 new jobs with an average hourly wage of $8.08 and a range of $7.73 to $15.60.

Commercial Vehicle Group of New Albany, Ohio Acquires Assets of Short Bark Industries LLC (13657)
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. has acquired certain assets from Short Bark Industries, LLC ("SBI"), a supplier of seat covers and various cut-and-sew trim products. In exchange for the commercial vehicle cut-and-sew assets and operations acquired from SBI, CVG paid approximately $3.6 million in cash and has assumed approximately $1.9 million of net liabilities due to third parties and $1.3 million of net liabilities due to CVG

South St. Paul, Minn.'s Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) Enters into Letter of Intent for Acquisition (12848)
Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc. has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent for the establishment of Advanced Tactical Fabricators (ATF), a subsidiary to be partially owned by Minnesota-based Head Lites Corporation following fulfillment of certain pre-conditions. The new company will acquire the Vis-Mat™, Vis-Tac™ and reflective components/trims assets of Head Lites Corporation and establish operations in St. Paul, Minnesota, Pine Bluff, North Carolina and Tijuana, Mexico.

Winston-Salem, N.C.\'s Hanesbrands Inc. Acquires Textile Plant in El Salvador Capping Successful First Year as an Independent Company(12504)
Hanesbrands Inc. is a leading marketer of innerwear, outerwear and hosiery apparel under strong consumer brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, Just My Size, barely there and Wonderbra. The company designs, manufactures, sources and sells T-shirts, bras, panties, men’s underwear, children’s underwear, socks, hosiery, casual wear and active wear. Hanesbrands has approximately 50,000 employees in more than 25 countries.

Types of Industrial Sewing Machines Non-Lockstitch Machines(12442)
Sometimes the appropriate industrial sewing machine is not a lockstitch machine. Here are just a few of the many other varieties of industrial sewing machines

Ruddick Corporation Announces American & Efird Signs Asset Purchase Agreement With Synthetic Thread Company(12437)
Synthetic, with sales of approximately $12 million in 2003, has been in business for over 50 years. The industrial sewing thread division manufactures thread made of nylon, polyester, Kevlar(R), Nomex(R), and other yarns for use in canvas products, leather goods, luggage, bedding, safety equipment, and many more items

Industrial Sewing Machine Versus Domestic Sewing Machine For Clothing Alterations(12436)
Industrial sewing machines were designed for factory work. In particular piece work. The machines were in rows and the seamstresses using were sewing just one particular part of a garment, and another person was sewing another part of the garment

Winston-Salem, N.C.'s Hanesbrands Inc. Advances Planned Consolidation and Globalization Strategy to Further Improve Cost Competitiveness (11573)
“In addition to improving cost competitiveness, these moves will improve the alignment of our sewing operations with the flow of textiles and will leverage the company’s large scale in high-volume products,” said Gerald Evans, Hanesbrands executive vice president and chief global supply chain officer. “This realignment will also better position us for expansion of our Asian supply chain. In November, we acquired a sewing facility in Thailand, our first self-owned Asian production facility.”

Stony Brook, N.Y.'s Applied DNA Sciences Enters Textile Markets with Champion Thread Company (11129)
Champion Thread Company is a privately owned supplier, developer, and marketer of industrial sewing threads. CTC has been a supplier of sewing thread for over a quarter century. Headquartered in Gastonia, NC, CTC distributes to customers worldwide.