Governor McCrory Celebrates Expansion of Ashley Furniture’s North Carolina Manufacturing and Distribution Center | Eastern NC Now

News Release:

    Advance, N.C.     Governor Pat McCrory helped Ashley Furniture celebrate a major expansion of its mid-Atlantic manufacturing and distribution center located in Advance. The expansion will add approximately 550 jobs to the state's manufacturing economy. The governor noted this major expansion comes less than two years removed from the facility's groundbreaking.

    "Furniture and manufacturing have always been an integral part of North Carolina's economic history," Governor McCrory said. "Ashley Furniture is building upon that tradition and becoming an important contributor to North Carolina's economic future."

    The facility will primarily produce bedroom furniture. The company has been producing upholstery on the site since November 2012. Ashley employs roughly 600 workers, about half of which are on the upholstery side. The rest are in CaseGoods production, materials handling and shipping.

    Ashley Chairman Ron Wanek applauded the employees for their positive work ethic and North Carolina state and local agencies for their support.

    "The attitude of the employees, the community and the state has been terrific," Wanek said in a statement.

    The governor congratulated Ashley officials on the success of their Advance facility at a ceremony today which also included U.S Senator Richard Burr, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, N.C. Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Secretary John Skvarla, Mocksville Mayor Francis Slate and Mayor Lynn Rumley of Cooleemee.

    The facility is designed to serve customers in East Coast states including Virginia, West Virginia, the Carolinas and parts of Georgia and Florida. These markets are currently served by the company's Arcadia, Wis., and Ecru, Miss., production facilities.


    Contact: Crystal Feldman
       govpress@nc.gov