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What do you think is the legacy of Pillowtex?

How did the Pillowtex closing affect you and your family?

If you were a mill worker, have you recovered from the mill closing?

Do you keep up with old friends and coworkers from the mill?

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Would it be OK to use these photos for a poster for a showing of Where Do You Stand A Story From an American Mill? I am a graphic design student and our class is supposed to design a poster for this showing. It is a non-profit org. and the viewing is free. It’s hard to find photos like these and they would be perfect!

    Thank you,
      Mary

By Mary on 10.27.2008 at 11:41 am
from the topic 'The history and culture of Kannapolis'.

Unfortunately, the few people I did work with in the IT department have gone their ways and I only have a few names and current contact numbers.

If any of you guys are out there and read this, give me a shout.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/tstrader

BTW, the Data Center at Fieldcrest cost millions of dollars to setup and run. NOW, not even the building is there anymore. What a shame! It was a really nice Data Center and the people that ran it were top dogs in their fields. hmmm

By Tom Strader on 09.16.2008 at 12:47 pm
from the topic 'Do you still keep up with old friends and coworkers from the mill?'.

The closing affected our family in several ways. We loved to head to downtown Kannapolis and run through the small shops, talk to the locals there, hear the old folks talk of the glory days when Cannon Mills was at its peak.

It’s all gone now, thanks to our narrow-minded political leaders that approved NAFTA. Information Technology jobs have been taken oversees to foreign lands; to countries that literally hate the USA.

Do you feel good when you call for technical support and hear a foreign voice that can barely speak English? How about giving out your credit card or Social Security number to someone over there? Ever wonder where that information is stored? You would be surprised!!!

By Tom Strader on 09.16.2008 at 12:43 pm
from the topic 'How did the Pillowtex closing affect you and your family?'.