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Textile mill closures pound Aiken County jobs
Aiken County faced large job losses as Graniteville Company divisions wound down in the early 1980s. The Warren Division and Enterprise Division closures hit hundreds of workers, with total employment dropping from a peak of 7,000 in the mid 1970s to under 4,000 by 1984, amid broader industry challenges and competition.
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Aiken County
Warren Division
Graniteville Company
Warrenville
Warren
Granite
Graniteville
Enterprise
Augusta
William E. Johnson
Um&m
Bath Mill
Clearwater
United States
U.S
Brian Toyne
USC