Record #:

37623

Author(s):

Kelly, Susan Stafford

Abstract:

Old mills and factories in towns such as Roxboro, Rocky Mount, Edenton, Greensboro, Winston-Salem have been offered new lives. Buildings constructed to enhance the state’s tobacco and textile industries now houses buildings such as a public school, arts and sciences center, nature conservancy, biotechnical plant, condominiums, and medical office complex.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 9, February 2015, p64-91 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Roxboro Cotton Mill; National Register of Historic Places--North Carolina; American Tobacco Co. (Durham); Edenton Cotton Mill (Chowan County); RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.; American Tobacco campus; Preservation North Carolina ; Revolution Mill--Greensboro; Imperial Tobacco Company--Rocky Mount

Record #:

39586

Author(s):

Burritt, Chris

Abstract:

Revolution Mill, representing the mill district, was once an economic powerhouse in Greensboro. Currently, there’s the potential to offer an economic boost to the community. Businesses with this potential include Self Help, a Durham based credit union; apartments; and the New York based LT Apparel Group. Revolution Mills and its community also offers a synthesis of old and new. Revolution Mills’ structure is maintaining its architectural integrity, while the surrounding area caters to modern tastes such as bicycling and hiking trails.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 9, September 2017, p52-57 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Revolution Mill--Greensboro; Cone Mills (Greensboro); Downtown revitalization--North Carolina; Urban development--Greensboro; National Register of Historic Places--North Carolina

Record #:

40620

Author(s):

Cunnane, Julie

Abstract:

Guilford County’s economic and occupational potential is a blend of traditional and contemporary building blocks. Illustrations of this industrial synthesis include manufacturing, represented by the revitalized Revolution Mill; education, represented by High Point University; aerospace, represented by Piedmont Triad International Airport.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 6, June 2019, p77-78, 80, 82-84, 86, 88-92 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Revolution Mill--Greensboro; Performing arts; High Point University; Elon University. School of Law; North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Aerospace industry--North Carolina; Guilford County--Economic Conditions; Guilford County--Industry; Wake Forest Baptist Health; High Point; Piedmont Triad International Airport; Guilford Technical Community College