Hanesbrands plans to close its Mount Airy sock plant
2019
Mount Airy
About 220 workers were affected as sock production shifted to El Salvador.
In April 2019 HanesBrands announced it would wind down its Mount Airy plant, which made Hanes and Champion socks, and shift output to El Salvador. About 220 jobs were affected, and production was to be phased out over the following months.