HIGH POINT — Howard Miller has confirmed it will close its two North Carolina facilities, cutting nearly 40 jobs as part of its plan to wind down operations nationwide.
The company detailed the closures in a WARN Act notice filed Aug. 13 with the North Carolina Department of Commerce and obtained by Furniture Today.
“Howard Miller expects to close the entire facility and lay off employees between Sept. 28 and Nov. 2, 2025,” the filing stated of its manufacturing plant at 1920 Jarrell St. in High Point. Three employees at the company’s warehouse in Lexington will also be laid off during that time frame. These facilities were legacies of its earlier acquisitions of Hekman and Woodmark.
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The notice added that the layoffs would be permanent, with no union representation and no bumping rights among the affected employees. “Howard Miller is maintaining an on-site list of job titles for the positions affected by these layoffs, along with the number of employees in each position,” the company added in its filing.
The closures are part of Howard Miller’s broader plan to shutter its operations after nearly a century in business. Based in Zeeland, Mich., the third-generation family-owned manufacturer is best known for its handcrafted clocks, cabinets and better-end home furnishings. In July, the company announced it would wind down production gradually over the course of 2025, citing sticky inflation, tariffs and a weak housing market as key factors.
In addition to the North Carolina closures, Howard Miller will eliminate 133 positions at its Zeeland headquarters and plants in Traverse City, Mich., over the next nine months.
Howard Miller, which also owns Hekman Furniture Co., began in 1926 and grew to become one of the nation’s most recognizable clockmakers. The company said it will remain open into 2026 to sell finished inventory, and its philanthropic foundation will continue its work in western Michigan.
