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Kannapolis (kənăp`əlĭs), city (1990 pop. 29,696), Cabarrus and Rowan counties, W central N.C.; founded 1906, inc. 1984. It began as a planned company town and was owned by Cannon Mills (later part of Pillowtex, which went into bankruptcy), known for its production of household linens and textiles. Cannon Village includes the Fieldcrest Cannon Textile Museum and Exhibition Hall and a tribute to native son Dale Earnhardt Earnhardt, Dale (Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr.) (ûrn`härt) ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Jimmy and his wife Verleen, residents of Kannapolis, North Carolina, were among the nearly 6,500 employees of the Pillowtex towel factory laid off in early August. and Molly Corbett Broad, president of the 16-campus University of North Carolina, unveiled plans today for the North Carolina Research Campus, a massive scientific and economic revitalization project that encompasses the former Cannon Mills plant and entire downtown area of Kannapolis, North Carolina. When workers at the nation's largest textile plant, Fieldcrest Cannon in Kannapolis, North Carolina, voted to unionize in June, they broke a ninety-three-year anti-union streak. |
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