Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Maple Springs Laundry Inc., a regional commercial laundry serving the health-care industry, will expand into Burke County. The company will create 68 jobs and invest $5.9 million during the next three years at a new facility in Long View. The announcement was made possible in part by a $136,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.
“North Carolina offers a top-notch business climate for home-grown companies that are working hard to achieve success in a competitive market,” Gov. Perdue said. “Our skilled workforce and exceptional quality of life continue to attract and encourage commercial growth and investment.”
Maple Springs Laundry Inc., headquartered in Hickory, provides full laundry services for patient linens, pillows, operating room scrub wear and other hospital and doctor’s office linens. The company currently has one facility in Hickory, where it employs nearly 200 people and plans to expand into a larger, vacant textile plant in Long View.
“Maple Springs Laundry has called North Carolina home for 38 years, along with some of the most highly acclaimed health-care systems in the country,” said company President Chris Daughtry. “And as an independent, family-owned business, we look forward to expanding our range of services offered to the health-care industry of Western North Carolina.”
The One NC Fund provides financial assistance, through local governments, to attract business projects that will stimulate economic activity and create new jobs in the state. Companies receive no money up front and must meet job creation and investment performance standards to qualify for grant funds. These grants also require and are contingent upon local matches.
North Carolina continues to have a top-ranked business climate. Through Gov. Perdue’s JobsNOW initiative, the state will work aggressively to create jobs, train and retrain our workforce, and lay the foundation for a strong and sustainable economic future.
Other partners who helped make this announcement possible include the N.C. Department of Commerce, N.C. Community Colleges, Western Piedmont Council of Government, Burke County, Burke Economic Development Council, Town of Long View and the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center.
For more details about Maple Springs Laundry or to request information on job opportunities with the company, go to: www.maplespringslaundry.com.