Today’s New York Times has a touching article about the end of textile quotas and the impact that it is going to have on towns like Kannapolis, NC. The town grew up in the early 1900s around the textile mills built by James William Cannon. Today they are facing economic calamity as textile mill jobs move overseas.
Losing one’s job is never fun. I’ve seen it happen too often. But there can be a life afterwards.
It’s interesting that Kannapolis has built the Dale Earnhardt Plaza to celebrate its native son. I’m sure that it brings in some tourists. Meanwhile, Mooresville, 20 miles away and also an old textile town has completely diversified themselves away from textiles. And, they’ve got Dale Earnhardt’s headquarters with 250 employees.
It takes vision and determination to change yourself like Mooresville as compared to so many towns that wring their hands and have a “woe is me” attitude.
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