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31104
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Thanks to a homegrown company, Taylor Togs, the county seat of Taylorsville is the site of the Levi Strauss Company’s largest domestic producer of jeans. This article describes the evolution of Taylor Togs’ jean production throughout the past thirty-one years, and discusses how today’s jeans are finished with final touches.
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24294
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Shelby Yarn Inc. in Shelby, North Carolina shut down in January 2000 and 650 people lost their jobs. This article presents Max Gardener III and how he helped blow the whistle on the various nefarious undertakings of the mill owner, Sidney Kosann.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 20 Issue 9, September 2000,
p50-57, il
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4418
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At the start of the 20th-century, three industries were gaining prominence -- tobacco, textiles, and furniture. Each made its influence felt in a different geographic location. Tobacco was the Coastal Plain's big moneymaker. Two hundred textile plants spurred growth in the Piedmont, encouraging farmers to grow more cotton. Furniture factories developed in the foothills, near their source of raw materials.
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The Southern textile industry relied on child labor. Between 1880 and 1910, around one-fourth of the workforce was under the age of sixteen; many laborers were as young as seven. Soon reformers questioned the use of children as laborers working long hours. In 1913, North Carolina and other states passed laws restricting the hours children could work. Many manufacturers ignored the laws. It would be another ten years before child labor reforms became effective.
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3940
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Introduction of computers and automation into the textile industry has allowed it not only to survive but also thrive at home and in the international marketplace.
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3062
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Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc., headquartered in Kannapolis, lost over $20 million in 1995, through low retail sales and rising cotton prices. The company looks to restructuring, operating cost cuts, and factory upgrades to remedy this.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 8, Aug 1996,
p30-31,33-34,36-38, il
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21072
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Ethel Thomas was a North Carolina author who wrote under the pen name, 'Aunt Becky,' and published in the Charlotte area during the first half of the 19th century. Thomas wrote fictional accounts about the Southern textile industry which was a large economic cog of the Charlotte area. Publisher David Clark, owner of the Southern Textile Bulletin, reprinted several of Thomas' novels in his magazine as well as put 'Aunt Becky' in a weekly column where she served up folksy success stories, advice, news, descriptions of Southern mill towns she had visited.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 5, 1996,
p154-167, por
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21074
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In these excerpts from early 20th century columnist Ethel Thomas, also known under her pen name 'Aunt Becky,' she dispenses advice on a variety of topics to textile workers from around the South. These topics include her views on beauty, cursing, uniforms, and conspicuous absence.
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2152
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Textile revenues have fluctuated for state mills as consumers put their money into durable goods in 1994 and costs for raw materials increased. However, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is seen as a boost to revenues from increased trade.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Feb 1995,
p97, 100-101, il
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1811
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N.C. State University's College of Textiles, the Textile Clothing Technology Corp. in Cary, and Cotton Inc. in Raleigh are contributing to major research efforts designed to strengthen the textile industry's long-term competitive position.
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1256
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Faced with European Community protectionism, Chairman Allen Mebane of Unifi Inc., a polyester-yarn finishing company based in Greensboro, decided the way to beat the Europeans was to join them. He established a plant in Ireland and has plans for more.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 11, Nov 1993,
p23-26, il, por
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1412
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Chuck Hayes, CEO of textile manufacturer Guilford Mills, strongly supports passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Oliver focuses on the potential impact of the agreement on jobs.
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24336
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The Kier brothers operate Lida Inc., a Charlotte-based maker of polyester stretch fabrics that employs about 600 people in Mecklenburg and Gaston counties. The brothers chose to take their business public, which allowed them to reap a twenty million dollar payout but caused stock shares to lose half their value.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 5, May 1993,
p46-53, il
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N.S. Jagannathan is an accountant for Tolaram Fibers whose actions led to a $36 million profit for the company.
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197
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Daniel A. Tompkins is the South's pioneer machinery agent based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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