Parkdale Mills, an historic yarn manufacturer based in Gastonia, is shutting down a facility in Stokes County and laying off over 70 people.
The century-old manufacturer filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report on Jan. 13, notifying the state and employees that its factory in Walnut Cove will close on March 13. Walnut Cove is about 100 miles north of Charlotte.
Due to the closure, 72 people will be laid off…