Record #:

6892

Author(s):

Larson, Eric

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 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

DeFeet International, Inc. (Hildebran); Hosiery industry--Hildebran

Record #:

15755

Author(s):

Bailey, David

Abstract:

Shane Cooper, who founded Defeet International Inc. in Hildebran, near Hickory, in 1993, is BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine's 2011 North Carolina Small Business of the Year. The company, which specializes in making bicycling socks, employs thirty-five people and projects 2011 revenues of $4.5 million.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 31 Issue 12, Dec 2011, p32-39, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

DeFeet International, Inc. (Hildebran); Small business--Hildebran; Cycling--equipment and supplies; Socks--Hildebran