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He Wins When Folks Pedal With DeFeet

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6892
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Abstract:
Shane Cooper's company, DeFeet International, Inc., makes socks for cyclists, runners, and snow skiers. The sock design uses DuPont's synthetic CoolMax yarn to draw moisture away from the skin. In 2001, after nine years in business, Cooper's plant in Hildebran burned down. The company was back in business by January 2002 and now employs a staff of forty. Copper buys nearly all his thread from North Carolina manufacturers, because as, he says, of “proximity, quality, and pride.”
Source:
Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 11, Nov 2004, p21-22, il