{"id":10159,"date":"2014-02-16T10:14:33","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T15:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/?p=10159"},"modified":"2014-02-14T11:18:14","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T16:18:14","slug":"orian-rugs-125-new-jobs-in-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/orian-rugs-125-new-jobs-in-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Orian Rugs 125 new jobs in Anderson!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"jobs.hiring\"<\/a>Orian Announces Expansion At Anderson County Facility
\n$13 Million Investment Expected To Create 125 New Jobs
\nCOLUMBIA, S.C. \u2013 Anderson County is slated to see an influx of 125 jobs in 2014 as Orian Rugs, a family owned manufacturer of machine woven area rugs, announces a $13 million expansion at its South Carolina facility.
\nThe $13 million expansion adds to the bustling growth Orian has experienced at their Anderson County headquarters over the past 35 years. Since Orian\u2019s opening in 1979, the company has acquired three sister companies, McThree Carpets and Bajong Carpets, both in Belgium, and Sofiteks in Turkey. Additionally, Orian has grown into a 550,000-square-foot, state\u2013of-the-art facility, with 500 employees in Anderson prior to the expansion with operations on a global business level.
\nThe Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits for the project.
\nQUOTES
\n\u201cOrian is excited to announce this additional investment in our Anderson, SC manufacturing facility. We appreciate the commitment that the local and state governments have made to support manufacturing and encourage us to continue to grow here in South Carolina. Orian is very proud to be a leader in the North American rug business, driven by our dedicated workforce in Anderson, and we look forward to future opportunities here in Anderson County.\u201d \u2013 Wim De Pape, president of Orian Rugs
\n\u201cOrian was built from the ground up in South Carolina and continues to expand within our state. We are excited they are continuing to grow in South Carolina with a $13 million investment, creating 125 new jobs.\u201d -Gov. Nikki Haley
\n\u201cTo see a company start in South Carolina and rise to the global business level is nothing short of amazing. Orian\u2019s continuous choice to build and expand right at home is a strong testament to the business-friendly culture South Carolina demonstrates with each and every company that chooses to do business here.\u201d -Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt
\n\u201cWe are very excited Orian Rugs made the decision to expand in Anderson County. They could have chosen to expand anywhere in the world and chose Anderson. Over the past 35 years, Orian has been a wonderful economic asset to our county.\u201d -Lt. Col. Tom Allen, Retired \u2013 Anderson County Council District 4 representative
\nFIVE FAST FACTS
\n\u00b7 $13 million investment and 125 jobs.
\n\u00b7 Opened its doors in South Carolina 35 years ago and have since acquired three sister companies in both Belgium and Turkey (i.e., McThree Carpets, Bajong Carpets and Sofiteks).
\n\u00b7 Orian has grown into a 550,000 sq. ft. state of the art facility operating on a global business level.
\n\u00b7 Orian currently employs more than 500 employees in the Anderson area.
\n\u00b7 Began as a family-owned rug company that originated in Anderson, SC.
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Orian Announces Expansion At Anderson County Facility $13 Million Investment Expected To Create 125 New Jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. \u2013 Anderson County is slated to see an influx of 125 jobs in 2014 as Orian Rugs, a family owned manufacturer of machine woven area rugs, announces a $13 million expansion at its South Carolina facility. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10159","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2gEQ0-2DR","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10160,"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10159\/revisions\/10160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}