Source: SAMPSON INDEPENDENT, 4/1/20

 A factory in a town of just 630 people will have a huge impact across the United States in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Brooks Brothers, which operates a facility in Garland known for making top-of-the-line shirts, announced Monday that it will produce masks and gowns to help provide protective gear for health care workers at hospitals and other facilities. Along with the building in Sampson County, the company is converting its New York and Massachusetts factories, from making ties, suits and shirts.

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