Louis Hornick and Co. Inc., New York City, is investing $2.5 million to relocate its operations to Allendale, S.C. The company will renovate a former textile plant that will house its manufacturing operations and create 125 jobs in South Carolina.
Louis Hornick will supply fabrics to dotcom, institutional, hospitalityand commercial markets. It also will continue to supply its fabrics to Walmart, supporting that company's commitment to purchase $50 billion in U.S.-manufactured products over the next 10 years.
Full production at the Allendale site is scheduled to begin in January 2014.