Source: Paul Woolverton, FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER, 8/20/18


The long-faded American textile manufacturing industry is making a comeback, industry experts say, and Cumberland County may benefit from that growth with a new factory that is expected to employ at least 300 people. An American clothing manufacturer plans to build a cut-and-sew factory in the Southeast and have it operating roughly eight to nine months from now, said Robert Van Geons, the president and CEO of the Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corp.

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