...New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam mislabeled Augusta Regional Airport. - A photo in Thursday's editions labeled Stephen Felker Jr. showed Stephen Felker Sr., the president of Avondale Mills. The Augusta Chronicle regrets the errors.

...of three Avondale facilities computer automated to spin this type of quality yarn, corporate development manager Stephen Felker Jr. said. Parkdale Mills, one of Avondale's biggest competitors, is buying all three plants for $28 million...

...115 lost jobs. "It really breaks my heart, but it's really something where we didn't have a choice," said Stephen Felker Jr., Avondale Mills' manager of corporate development. Mr. Felker said the closing is mainly the result of financial...

...The mill needs to continue operations to push out Avondale's final work orders, manager of corporate development Stephen Felker Jr. said. "We will continue to finish denim there, as we wind down our denim manufacturing operation in Graniteville...

...insurance carrier, Factory Mutual Insurance Co. "That still does not fully compensate us for the damages done," said Stephen Felker Jr., the manager of corporate development. This agreement has no bearing on Monday's announcement that the textile...

...successor to the Graniteville Co. founded 161 years ago - announced their plans to close their 18 remaining mills. Stephen Felker Jr., the company's corporate development manager - and a fifth-generation employee of the family business - said...

...that employs 2,000 area residents. "The final determination has been made," manager of corporate development Stephen Felker Jr. said Wednesday. Last week, the company said the decision to cease operations was likely but did not commit to...

...is expected to save another 125 jobs, a company official said Tuesday. "It's still shaping up," spokesman Stephen Felker Jr. said. "We're still bringing people in." Some of the would-be buyers are from within the textile industry...

...000 lost jobs, 18 closed plants and a dozen closed sales offices, said the manager of corporate development, Stephen Felker Jr. Nearly 2,000 of those job cuts would hit Aiken County, where the plant is the biggest private-sector employer...

...were halted Thursday by a temporary restraining order. "At this point, it's full-blown litigation," said Stephen Felker Jr., the vice president of corporate development for Avondale. "There may be other avenues we may pursue in the...