May 20 (Reuters) - HNI Corp HNI.N :
* HNI CORPORATION ANNOUNCES PLANT CONSOLIDATION
* WILL CLOSE ITS HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, MANUFACTURING
PLANT
DURING FIRST HALF OF 2025
* CONSOLIDATION WILL SAVE APPROXIMATELY $11 MILLION ANNUALLY
ONCE
FULLY MATURE IN 2026
* SAVINGS REALIZED IN 2025 ARE EXPECTED TO BE $8 TO $9
MILLION
FROM CONSOLIDATION
* HNI WILL MAINTAIN A COMMERCIAL PRESENCE IN HICKORY WITH
ITS HBF
BRAND OF WORKPLACE FURNISHINGS AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS
* ANTICIPATES CHARGES RESULTING FROM CONSOLIDATION WILL
IMPACT
PRE-TAX EARNINGS BY AN ESTIMATED $10.3 MILLION IN 2024 AND 2025
* DECISION WILL IMPACT APPROXIMATELY 200 PRODUCTION AND
OPERATIONS
MEMBERS IN HICKORY
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