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Company Adding 100 Textile Jobs In North Carolina

About 100 new textile jobs are coming to North Carolina.

Specialty Textiles Inc. plans a grand opening Tuesday for its expansion near Charlotte.

The company currently employs more than 300 people at their mill in Kings Mountain. The Charlotte Observer reports Specialty has operated there since 1964.

The business makes upholstery fabric used by home furnishing brands such as Drexel Heritage, Corinthian, Basset and England.

The biggest brand is Revolution Performance Fabrics. They also sell vinyl, leather and decorative trims.

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