Avondale Mills

Company Profile

Company out of business as of July 25, 2006.

Avondale Mills was a family-owned company founded in 1845.

On May 22, 2006 Avondale Mills’ CEO Stephen Felker announced that it would permanently cease operations at all of its plants, corporate and sales offices by no later July 25, 2006 resulting in the unemployment of more than 4,000 workers across four states. Mr. Felker cited foreign competition and the derailment of January 6, 2005 as the primary reasons for the company's failure.

Plant Closings and Layoffs