Burlington Industries, Inc.

Burlington Industries, Inc., founded by James Spencer Love (1896-1962), opened its first cotton manufacturing plant in 1924 in Burlington, N.C., with 200 employees. (An early name was Burlington Mills Corporation; the name was changed to Burlington Industries, Inc. in 1955.) The company grew quickly by switching to rayon manufacturing. During the 1920s and 1930s, Burlington added plants, a New York City sales office, and, in 1935, moved its corporate headquarters from Burlington to Greensboro, N.C. With the outbreak of World War II, Burlington Industries shifted to meet war production needs and to work on related government projects. Post war, Burlington renewed its diversification efforts and continued to expand for the next four decades. By the end of the 1980s, Burlington operated plants in seven states and two other countries and employed 26,000 people. Burlington counted itself among the industry leaders in use of innovative manufacturing technology and development of a well-trained, dedicated work force. During the 1990s, the company endured significant financial losses and employee layoffs before filing for bankruptcy in 2001. In 2003, Burlington Industries was purchased and the following year merged with Cone Mills into a new private company called International Textile Group (ITG).

From the description of Burlington Industries, Inc. records, 1844-2001. WorldCat record id: 697872769

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