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Georgia Chair to close after 102 years of business in Gainesville
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Harry Bagwell, president of Georgia Chair, shows off a few rocking chairs Wednesday that were made in the Georgia Chair warehouse in Gainesville. Bagwell is planning a close-out warehouse sale in mid to late September, providing an opportunity for folks to still own a piece of furniture from the company. - photo by Erin O. Smith
After a century of building quality wooden furniture for Georgia homes and schools, Georgia Chair is closing. The family-owned Gainesville business has produced American-made furniture primarily for school systems throughout the United States. But the Great Recession of 2008-09 meant schools were spending less on furniture, and President Harry Bagwell said the company never fully recovered.