Edenton: New Life for the Edenton Cotton Mill
Public Deposited- Alternate title
- Local Innovation in Community and Economic Development: Stories from Asheville, Edenton, Kannapolis, Wilson and Winston-Salem: Edenton: New Life for the Edenton Cotton Mill
- Creator
- Bryant, Elizabeth Allen
- Deviney, Claudia
- Knighton, Anne Marie
- Howard, Myrick
- Abstract
- In September 1995, Edenton was devastated when Unifi, a manufacturer based in Greensboro, announced that it was closing the Edenton Cotton Mill, the town’s largest employer since 1898. The loss of 100 steady manufacturing jobs was enormous for this community, whose total population was only 5,000. The employees at the Cotton Mill were tremendously productive and many were long-time employees; but their skill levels were low, as is the case with most textile jobs, and the town was presented with the daunting task of helping the displaced employees find new jobs. In addition to the increased unemployment, the closure represented a huge loss in property tax revenue: Unifi was one of the top five taxpayers in Edenton. The closing announcement also included a plan to either demolish or sell the mill houses in the Mill Village. Retirees who had lived in the Mill Village all their lives were faced with the very real prospect of being evicted from their homes. The thought of having to help relocate 25 families made many of the town leaders realize how severe the “ripple” effect of the plant closing would be.
- Date of publication
- 2009
- DOI
- Resource type
- Article
- Rights statement
- In Copyright
- Journal title
- Carolina Planning Journal
- Journal volume
- 34
- Page start
- 21
- Page end
- 23
- Language
- English
- Digital collection
- Carolina Planning Journal
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