In 2014, a former banker bought a 475,000-square-foot Connecticut wool mill that had lost 85 jobs; 12 years later, Jacob Long's revived factory employs about 50 people and makes fabric for the US military
- Long entered the textile industry after spending nearly 20 years working in finance in Europe.
- (Photo: Instagram/American Woolen)A textile factory in Connecticut that shut down in 2013, leaving 85 people without jobs, is now producing fabric for the US military.
- The 475,000-square-foot Warren Mills complex in Stafford Springs was purchased in 2014 by Jacob Harrison Long, a former investment banker who had never run a manufacturing business.
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- Long entered the textile industry after spending nearly 20 years working in finance in Europe.
- (Photo: Instagram/American Woolen)A textile factory in Connecticut that shut down in 2013, leaving 85 people without jobs, is now producing fabric for the US military.
- The 475,000-square-foot Warren Mills complex in Stafford Springs was purchased in 2014 by Jacob Harrison Long, a former investment banker who had never run a manufacturing business.
Sources: Times of India