FITESA SIMPSONVILLE TO INVEST $50M IN ITS MANUFACTURING FACILITY

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Fitesa Simpsonville Inc., a nonwoven fabric solutions designer and manufacturer, will invest $50 million to upfit and remodel its existing 190,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. The property is located at 840 S.E. Main St. in Simpsonville. The investment is expected to generate at least 32 new jobs, which the company will begin to hire in the spring. Fitesa Simpsonville expects to finish the facility improvements in November 2014.