Record #:

24727

Author(s):

Williams, Dameron

Abstract:

This article discusses the development of Gastonia and Gaston County, highlighting things of interest in each place.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 39, February 1949, p4-5, 20, il

Subject(s):

Gastonia--Economic conditions; Gastonia--Industry; Gaston County--Economic conditions; Gaston County--Description and travel; Gaston County--History; Gaston County

Record #:

43022

Author(s):

Infanzon, Vanessa

Abstract:

After World War II, Marshall Rauch joined his wife's family's textile business in Bessemer City in Gaston County, later starting his own business, Pyramid Mills. A big break came in 1963, when Spiegel Catalog Company placed an order for Christmas ornaments woven with rayon thread., Rauch Industries went public in 1983 and was sold for $50 million in 1996. In addition to business, Rauch used his leadership skills to gain inclusion for blacks and Jewish people in Gaston County . He is currently 97 years old.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 5, May 2020, p12-13 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rauch, Marshall Arthur, 1923-; Gaston County--Industry; Christmas ornament manufacturers--Rauch Industries; Gastonia--Industry; Bessemer City

Record #:

43294

Author(s):

Mildenberg, David

Abstract:

German automaker giant Daimler Trucks North America assembles trucks in Cleveland in Rowan County with parts made in Daimler plants in Gastonia and Mount Holly.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 41 Issue 11, November 2021, p16-17 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

trucks; Daimler Trucks North America (Rowan County); Truck Manufacturing--heavy duty--Rowan County; Rowan County--Industry and agriculture; Gastonia--Industry; Mount Holly--industry