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30184
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The city of Burlington began as the North Carolina Railroad’s hub for building, repairing and maintaining its trains and tracks. Over the years, the area became a leader in the textile industry but by the mid-1970s, most of the sites shut down. With the help of LabCorp, one of the world’s largest medical testing companies, Burlington’s population and downtown is thriving once again.
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24159
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Glen Raven, Inc. is a 129-year-old textile maker that continues to thrive in Alamance County. The author presents some of the fabrics the company makes and why it has been so successful throughout the years.
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12548
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J. Spencer Love came to North Carolina seeking a job in 1919. Four years later he owned the Gastonia Mill and began a textile empire. He later sold the mill, but kept the machinery, moving it to Burlington where it became Burlington Mills. Now Burlington Industries, it is the world's largest textile manufacturing corporation.
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11220
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In 1923, J. Spencer Love formed a new textile company in Burlington and named it Burlington Mills. This year the company, now Burlington Industries, is celebrating its 50th anniversary as the world's largest textile manufacturer, with 84,000 employees and plants in 91 communities and in 10 other countries. Projected sales for this year are expected to reach $2 billion.
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10992
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Reid Atwater Maynard of Burlington is featured in this month's We The People Magazine's North Carolina Businessman in the News. Maynard started his business career as a banker but switched to textiles in the 1920s. He is president and treasurer of Tower Hosiery Mills and president of Long Finishing Mills.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 28 Issue 8, Aug 1970, p11-12, 43, por