Posted July 8, 2015

 

RALEIGH, N.C. – White Oak Carpet Mills, LLC, a division of CAP Carpet, Inc., is expanding its operations in Rutherford County, N.C., and plans to create 40 new jobs over the next three years, N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced.

 

The company plans to invest $4.1 million in the town of Spindale over the same period. White Oak is headquartered at CAP’s corporate facility in Wichita, Kan., and its manufacturing plant is located in Spindale, N.C. It currently has 14 employees in its Spindale location.

 

“We are very proud to be a part of the great textile heritage of Rutherford County, which has been a tremendous source of skilled workers and craftsmen for generations,” said Tom Pack, president of manufacturing at White Oak. “Made in America still means superior quality and unsurpassed craftsmanship to our clients, so when it was time for us to expand our operations, it was our primary goal to try and find a suitable facility near Spindale.”

 

The company produces high-quality wool carpets.

 

“Some of the best carpets in the world are made right here in North Carolina by White Oak Carpet Mills,” said Gov. McCrory. “This expansion will nearly triple its workforce so it can produce even more with the ‘made in North Carolina’ label.”

 

The project was made possible in part by a performance-based grant from the One North Carolina Fund of up to $25,000. The One NC Fund provides financial assistance through local governments to attract business projects that will stimulate economic activity and create new jobs in the state. Companies receive no money up front and must meet job creation and investment performance standards to qualify for grant funds. These grants also require and are contingent upon local matches. 

 

In addition, the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority has awarded Rutherford County a Building Reuse Program grant in the amount of $300,000 to support the reuse of a 250,000 sq. ft. building located at 1553 Old Ballpark Rd. in Spindale. The building was constructed in 1973 and has been vacant for more than five years. White Oak will relocate its current operations to that building.