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Weldon Wahl, plant manager for the Parkdale Rabun Gap facility, takes Rep. Doug Collins, who represents Georgia’s 9th congressional district, on a tour of the Parkdale textile plant in Rabun County last Thursday. Wahl showed Collins the automated machinery inside the facility and introduced him to some of Parkdale’s employees. Parkdale is one of the largest providers of spun yarns in the world.
RABUN GAP— Rep. Doug Collins was spotted in Rabun County last week visiting Parkdale, a textile plant that manufactures and globally trades spun yarn.
Parkdale’s largest plant is located in Rabun Gap on John Beck Dockins Road and the company has 26 factories in the United States. Parkdale is based in Gastonia, N.C.
Collins, who represents Georgia’s 9th Congressional District, met with representatives and employees from Parkdale on Thursday, Oct. 3 and toured the facility to learn about details of their operations.
“This plant represents one of the largest textile investments in North America over the last five years,” said Daniel Nation, director of government relations at Parkdale, in a press statement.
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