Historic textile mill near Charlotte closes another NC plant, laying off over 70

The yarn manufacturer's roots go back over a century in the Charlotte area ...
The Herald-Sun

‘Richest Black man in 1900’ built and ran nation’s first Black-owned textile mill in NC

Warren Clay Coleman built his 196,000-square-foot mill at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 601 South in Concord. The plant is now known as Fieldcrest Cannon Plant No. 9. Screengrab of city ...
Yahoo

Parkdale exec’s reason for closing NC textile mill doesn’t match reality | Opinion

In 2019, then-VP Mike Pence visited a Parkdale textile mill in North Carolina. I was surprised and disappointed to see Parkdale Mills executives blame the closure of the company’s Sanford textile ...
Black Enterprise

Here’s A Look Inside The First Black-Owned Textile Mill Founded By Warren Clay Coleman

In 1900, Warren Clay Coleman was considered “the richest Black man in America” after opening the first Black-owned and -operated textile factory in the United States, which still stands today, ...
AOL

NC’s Cannon textile family, Atrium Health feud over who gets millions in inheritance

One of North Carolina’s prominent families has filed a lawsuit against Charlotte’s largest hospital system over millions of dollars in inheritance. Textile magnate Charles Cannon founded Cannon Mills ...
AOL

New twist in fight for Cannon Mills millions as NC textile heirs, Atrium clash in court

The battle over a North Carolina textile heir’s fortune worth millions is now headed to mediation. It’s the latest development in the legal battle between Atrium Health and descendants of one-time ...
Charlotte Observer

NC’s Cannon textile family, Atrium Health feud over who gets millions in inheritance

One of North Carolina’s prominent families has filed a lawsuit against Charlotte’s largest hospital system over millions of dollars in inheritance. Cannon textile mill descendants want to stop Atrium ...