DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,177

BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
OCCASIONAL #1 PLANT
LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-57,177A

BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
BROYHILL HARPER FURNITURE
LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-57,177B

BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
LENOIR CHAIR # 1 PLANT
LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-57,177C

BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
BROYHILL MARION PLANT
MARION, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-57,177D

BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
BROYHILL PARTICLEBOARD PLANT
LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-57,177E

BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
CENTRAL LUMBER YARD
LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-57,177F

BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
BROYHILL CENTRAL WAREHOUSE
LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA



TA-W-57,177G

BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
BROYHILL SECURITY
LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 16, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
at Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Occasional #1 Plant,
Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177), Broyhill Harper Furniture,
Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177A), Lenoir Chair # 1 Plant,
Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177B), Broyhill Marion Plant,
Marion, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177C), Broyhill Particleboard
Plant, Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177D), Central Lumber
Yard, Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177E), Broyhill Central
Warehouse, Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177F), and Broyhill
Security Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177G). The workers are
engaged in activities relating to the production of wooden
household furniture (case goods).
The Occasional #1 Plant, Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-
57,177); the Broyhill Harper Furniture plant, Lenoir, North
Carolina (TA-W-57,177A); and the Lenoir Chair # 1 Plant, Lenoir,
North Carolina (TA-W-57,177B), all produce finished case good
products.
The Broyhill Marion Plant, Marion, North Carolina (TA-W-
57,177C); the Broyhill Particleboard Plant, Lenoir, North Carolina
(TA-W-57,177D); and the Central Lumber Yard, Lenoir, North Carolina
(TA-W-57,177E), are all vertically integrated with the
abovementioned production facilities, providing materials that are
incorporated into the case good products produced in those plants.
The Broyhill Central Warehouse, Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-
57,177F); and Broyhill Security, Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-
57,177G), both provide services related to the production of the
case good products manufactured by the firm.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm facilities decreased during January through April
2005 when compared to the same period of 2004.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of case
goods increased during the relevant period.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with wooden household furniture (case
goods) produced by the workers' firm or subdivision contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:



"All workers of Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc.,
Occasional #1 Plant, Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177);
Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Broyhill Harper
Furniture, Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177A); Broyhill
Furniture Industries, Inc., Lenoir Chair # 1 Plant, Lenoir,
North Carolina (TA-W-57,177B); Broyhill Furniture Industries,
Inc., Broyhill Marion Plant, Marion, North Carolina (TA-W-
57,177C); Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Broyhill
Particleboard Plant, Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177D);
Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Central Lumber Yard,
Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-57,177E); Broyhill Furniture
Industries, Inc., Broyhill Central Warehouse, Lenoir, North
Carolina (TA-W-57,177F); and Broyhill Furniture Industries,
Inc., Broyhill Security, Lenoir, North Carolina (TA-W-
57,177G), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 29, 2004, through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 16th day of June 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance