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The Morris Fur Company of Burlington imports and processes opossum fur from New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia, not for the clothing industry but for the textile industry. The springiness and retention of shape that this particular fur possesses makes it invaluable for use on shuttles used in weaving mills. Morris Fur is one of three companies in the country that supplies the heavy demand of the textile industry for shuttle fur.
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Increased overseas competition has contributed to the decline of North Carolina's textile industry during the last twenty years. A report from Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos & Co., a Greensboro-based turnaround company, stresses the need for the industry to change its business models. Two promising niches for the industry are nonwoven fabrics, which have an estimated yearly economic impact of $3 billion in the state, and nanotechnology, which is used in stain proof cloth.
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The Lutravil Company opened a new plant and headquarters in Durham on May 9. The facility will produce a variety of spunbonded nonwoven textiles used in the automotive and roofing industries, in carpet floor coverings and in other industrial applications. The spunbonding technology employed by Lutravil is the most efficient process currently available.
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Lewis S. Morris has had a forty-year career in the textile industry. Today he is chairman and chief executive officer of Cone Mills Corporation in Greensboro. He is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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11056
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Clyde W. Gordon of Alamance County at age sixty-eight is rounding out a distinguished career in the textile industry. Gordon is currently Secretary-Treasurer of the Collins-Aikman Corporation's Monarch Division at Graham. He is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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Don S. Holt was reelected president of Cannon Mills and named Chairman of the Board, following the death of Charles A. Cannon in April 1971. He is only the third leader of the company in its eighty-four-year history and the first who does not bear the Cannon name. Cannon Mills is the world's largest manufacturer of household textiles. Holt is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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Dewey L. Trogdon is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cone Mills Corporation. In 1986, he served as president of the Washington-based American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc. Trogdon discusses the rising tide of foreign imports and other important issues facing the textile industry.
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17771
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A new exhibit at Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington uses spools of thread from abandoned mills to highlight North Carolina's textile industry.
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10369
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For 146 years, J.P. Stevens & Co., Inc., has been one of the largest and most diversified manufacturers of textiles in the country. Thirteen of these plants are located in North Carolina. The article includes a brief description of each one.
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Kannapolis-based textile manufacturer Pillowtex Corp. closed its doors, causing more than 5,000 people to lose their jobs. This article highlights unemployment and the difficulties of finding a job without a high school diploma or many skills.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 1, January 2004,
p24-29, il
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40020
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Along with education, ECU is making a difference in fields such as medicine, life sciences, engineering, technology, and business. Graduates are a particular boon to rural communities, most vulnerable to the economic and occupational challenges the region has known the past few decades. Another industry noted as a potential booster to a region without textiles and tobacco as occupational powerhouses is ecotourism.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Spring 2016,
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Rural-urban divide; Economic development projects--Bertie County ; Ecotourism--North Carolina, Eastern; East Carolina University--Miller School of Entrepreneurship; Rural industry; Pharmaceutical industry; Golden LEAF Foundation (Rocky Mount); Mayne Pharma; Population--North Carolina; NCEast Alliance (Greenville) ; East Carolina University--College of Business; Textile industry; Tobacco industry
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31350
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North Carolina’s congressional delegation, which rarely votes unanimously on any issue, has split solidly with the Reagan White House on the matter of limiting textile imports. This article discusses the textile industry, foreign trade, and tax reform in North Carolina.
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816
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Henry C. Humphreys, Jr., president of National Spinning Co. in Washington, NC, is the new leader of the NC Textile Manufacturers Association.
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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,
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13480
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The North Carolina knitting industry is overwhelmed with sock demands. Producing 46 percent of the nation's socks, North Carolina mills employ some 24,000 men and women.
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