Town Looks to Sock It to Chinese Imports; Fort Payne Leads Call for Federal Action to Help U.S. Hosiery Industry
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FORT PAYNE, Ala. - Chinese imports have people running scared in the self-proclaimed Sock Capital of the World.
With about 95 mills that make more than 14 million pairs of socks a week, the hosiery industry has more than a toehold in tiny Fort Payne it's the backbone of the town, which even has a hosiery museum.See the full content of this document
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Town Looks to Sock It to Chinese Imports; Fort Payne Leads Call for Federal Action to Help U.S. Hosiery Industry
But local manufacturers fear they could be ruined by a flood of low-cost socks from China as import quotas expire at the end of the year. So they are leading an industry call for the Bu...
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