National Office Furniture expanding Kentucky operation

National Office Furniture Inc. is expanding its Danville, Kentucky facility, creating 40 jobs and investing $530,000.

Gov. Steve Beshear's office announced the plans Wednesday. The company is a subsidiary of Kimball International Inc. Beshear said in a news release that Kimball has been making furnishings at the plant for more than 15 years.

National Office Furniture President Kevin McCoy said in the release that the facility has grown from fewer than 70 employees to 190 while seeing double-digit growth in the last five years.

The company also has an operation in Fordsville.

The state has preliminarily approved the project for tax incentives up to $500,000.