It was announced September 10, 2010 that the Carolina Artisan Group will create 200 jobs in Valdese. The joint venture is a partnership between Art Van Furniture, Michigan’s largest furniture retailer, and Kellex Corporation, a furniture manufacturer in Burke County.
The partnership will continuously design and develop quality custom and semi-custom living room and family room seating. Six styles of living room and family room collections will be available in the Art Van Furniture stores by mid-October. For the launch, all furniture produced in Burke County by the Carolina Artisan Group will be sold exclusively (2 comments)