USA : State grant helps Specialty Textiles expand

Gov. Bev Perdue announced that Kings Plush, Inc., doing business as Specialty Textiles, Inc (STI) will expand their manufacturing facility to increase production capacity for residential upholstery fabrics in Kings Mountain, N.C. The company expects to create 62 full time jobs and invest $4.9 million over three years. The project was made possible in part by a $56,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.