In response to growing demand for Sunbrella® fabrics woven with specialty yarn colors and constructions, Glen Raven Custom Fabrics is creating a new yarn plant in Burlington, North Carolina. The new operation, which represents a $10 million investment, is being designed specifically to meet customers’ requests for increasingly diverse and…

Glen Raven, Inc., was named North Carolina Manufacturer of the Year (large-manufacturer category) by McGladrey L.L.P., (the nation’s fifthlargest assurance, tax, and consulting firm); Fifth Third Bank; and the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Steve Menaker, Carolinas and East region manufacturing lead for McGladrey, says, “At McGladrey, we are dedicated…

Napoleon Appliance Corp. (NAC) has expanded its U.S. sales force for the Gourmet Grill division, hiring four new account executives and one regional sales manager in the past six months. The account executives hired are Kimberly Moffitt-Anthony for Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee; Jim Boucher for Southern California, Arizona,…

Recent reports show that U.S. housing construction was up 15% in September. Read more here.

Woodard, A wholly owned subsidiary of Craftmade International, today announced that Rick Baker has been appointed to a Woodard Sales Representative Position in the Mid Atlantic. Mr. Baker brings over 25 years of experience in the casual and outdoor patio furniture business. In the past Rick was Woodard’s Vice President…