Milliken & Company is one of the largest privately held textile manufacturers in the world. It was selected by Fortune magazine as the “Best Company to Work For” and by Ethisphere magazine as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies.” The current Chairman of the Board is Roger Milliken, whose grandfather, Seth Milliken, founded the company in 1865. Since Milliken is a private company, its business operations and financial records are not availa...
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Milliken & Company is one of the largest privately held textile manufacturers in the world. It was selected by Fortune magazine as the “Best Company to Work For” and by Ethisphere magazine as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies.” The current Chairman of the Board is Roger Milliken, whose grandfather, Seth Milliken, founded the company in 1865. Since Milliken is a private company, its business operations and financial records are not available to the public; however, it is generally accepted that the company has more than 10,000 associates with manufacturing operations located in South Carolina, the Southeastern United States, and 7 countries worldwide. Founded in Portland, Maine, Milliken has been based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, since 1958. Of the top U.S. textile companies operating in the later half of the 1900s, it is the only one that has not undergone substantial reorganization or bankruptcy. During this period of instability for the textile industry, and the trend...
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