Record #:

16337

Author(s):

Eldridge, Lisa

Abstract:

Marshall Rauch, who turned an old textile business into a fast-growing manufacturer of Christmas ornaments, is BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA'S Entrepreneur of the Year for 1990. Rauch founded his company, Pyramid Mills, in Gastonia in 1957, and it is the largest Christmas tree ornament manufacturing company in the United States. He has represented the Twenty-fifth Senatorial District since 1967.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 10 Issue 10, Oct 1990, p16-22, il, por

Subject(s):

Rauch, Marshall Arthur, 1923-; Legislators--Gaston County; Christmas tree ornaments--Gastonia; Pyramid Mills (Gastonia)