Furniture maker lays off 40 Dubuque workers for 3 months
Updated 7:13 am PDT, Saturday, April 4, 2020 DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based furniture manufacturer has laid off 40 workers at its Dubuque corporate location. A letter recently sent to Dubuque city officials from Flexsteel Industries says the temporary layoff was effective March 23 and is expected to last three months, the Telegraph Herald reported. The affected positions are primarily are in sales, customer service or other corporate functions. "Such temporary reduction in workforce is a direct result of, and in direct response to, the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on Flexsteel Industries Inc.'s business," the letter read. On March 24, the company announced it was sh...