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From Home Furnishing Business
Ashley Celebrates Grand Opening in Advance, N.C.
October 20,
2014 by in Special Events 
Ashley Furniture celebrated the grand opening of its 2,837,507-square-foot (65 acres under roof) manufacturing and distribution center, and new 1,167,205-square-foot addition at its manufacturing and distribution facility in Advance, N.C.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, Senator Richard Burr, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx and a large contingent of state and local government officials and business representatives attended the event. Hundreds of Ashley employees and marketing specialists (sales representatives) were also in attendance.
This new facility has resulted in Ashley creating over 657 new jobs in Davie County.
Ashley supports more than 250 North Carolina businesses.
The new construction phase of development includes 93,133 square feet of additional office space. The average number of construction workers per day on site during this time was 172. More than 75 vendors and subcontractors participated in this project.