Plants keep sliding off the mountains.

• Position: Western - Avondale Mills Inc. - Brief Article

The rash of western North Carolina plant closings continues with the shutdown of the Avondale Mills yarn plant in Burnsville. A company official says in a statement that the closing and loss of 163 jobs is due to foreign competition. Avondale yarn went into blue jeans, most production of which has moved to foreign plants. Avondale was once among Yancey County's largest employers, and its closing brings the number of lost manufacturing jobs...