Thomasville Moves Back To North Carolina

ecrossing's public channel ecrossing.public After testing the waters overseas, Thomasville Furniture, has decided to grow domestically instead. As the cost of doing business in Asia rises, in respects to shipping, fuel, and labor, the North Carolina based furniture manufacturer is adding 100 jobs in Lenoir, North Carolina. In an area that has lost over 6,000 manufacturing jobs since 2001, Caldwell County welcomes the influx of opportunity. Looking to increase production by one-third, Thomasville will by have 800 working, 70 miles northwest of Charlotte, in Lenoir, by December of this year. Given the amount of people put out of work by factories closing up and moving out of town, Thomasville will be a sight for sore eyes.... [read full story]