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The first was the South Carolina Leader, established at Charleston in 1865. [2] In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the growth of the African American press in South Carolina was hampered by the fact that a large proportion of South Carolina African Americans lived in poverty in the countryside. [1]
Brandon Mill, now the West Village Lofts, is a historic textile mill complex, situated just west of the city of Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina.The mill was built during the early decades of the 20th century and is one example of the mills in the Greenville "Textile Crescent" that became central to the economic development of the South Carolina upstate during this period. [2]
Its best-known fabrics are denim and specialty nylon fabrics used in automotive airbag systems. ITG denim fabrics were made in the United States in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Mexico, and at the time newer company plants in China and Nicaragua. In the summer of 2009, ITG reported that it had ceased operations at the newly-opened Nicaragua mill.
As cellular phones become more popular, there have been plans to release cell phone numbers into public 411 and reverse number directories via a separate Wireless telephone directory. However, these plans have come under opposition from internet based privacy advocate groups, and blogs, often citing privacy concerns.
Southern Bleachery and Print Works is a historic factory building in Taylors, Greenville County, South Carolina.Founded by former Furman University English professor Bennette Geer (who was operating under the aegis of James Buchanan Duke), and built by the J. E. Sirrine Company of Greenville, the mill operated between 1924 and 1965, with the last historic structure being built in 1952.
The Greenville News started off as a four-page publication in 1874 by A.M. Speights. For a one-year subscription, the cost was eight dollars. After five different owners and many editors, the Peace family under the leadership of Bony Hampton Peace bought the paper in 1919 from Ellison Adger Smyth, around the same time that Greenville was becoming known as "The Textile Center of the South."
The firm closed its operation at Salisbury, North Carolina, in 1999, citing additional overseas fabric imports and years of heavy losses. The Salisbury mill had been in business since 1888. [ 36 ] In 2000, the Raytex plant at Marion, South Carolina , was closed, taking with it 200 jobs, as demand for comforters and bedspreads declined.
Sage Automotive Interiors was established in 1948 as Milliken Automotive Division. [3] In the 1970s, the company became the first supplier to develop double-needle bar fabrics, acquiring Chrysler as a new U.S. customer and launching an export business with Japanese automakers Honda and Toyota.