The Furniture Capital of the World has more to see than just great home decor. We all know that what truly makes a house a home are the people inside it. However, we’d venture to say that a ...

Called the “Furniture Capital of the World,” North Carolina is the No. 1 furniture manufacturer in the U.S. employing over 35,000 people, according to the state Department of Commerce website.

John Joe Schlichtman is an associate professor of sociology at DePaul University. He is the author of “Showroom City: Real Estate and Resistance in the Furniture Capital of the World,” and the ...

Sherrill Furniture will invest $2.9 million in the facility. “The furniture capital of the world is growing,” Gov. Roy Cooper said in the release. North Carolina companies like Sherrill ...