When you pull into the lot at Carolina Custom Leather, the first sign of change isn’t just the new furniture—it’s the “We’re Hiring” signs out front.
That’s good news for workers like Davey Cartner, a local dad providing for his 8-year-old daughter.
“We’ve been busy. Really busy actually,” Cartner said. “It’s job security. I love having plenty of work.”
It’s part of a manufacturing rebound that industry veteran and artist Bob Timberlake says is tied directly to a growing consumer demand: American-made furniture.
“The market—it could not have been better for us,” Timberlake said.
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