includes companies that make notions, such as slide and snap fasteners and zippers, machine and hand needles, pins, hooks and eyes, buckles, buttons, button parts, and button blanks.
In 2001, the total value of goods shipped was $704.3 million
In 1990 this industry had 237 companies. This number rose to 573 in 1997, but fell back to 216 in 2001.
It is the same as: 2 times 3965 = 7930
The industry leader in 2001 was Avibank Manufacturing Inc. of North Hollywood, California, with revenues of $144 million and 700 employees.
Needles, pins, and fasteners--made from metals and both natural and manmade fibers--comprise the largest share of this industry's output.
Most of the companies in this category were small: 88 establishments employed fewer than 5 people, while 47 had between 5 and 9 employees.
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The Bold and the Beautiful - 1987 1-3965 was released on: USA: 16 January 2003
Days of Our Lives - 1965 1-3965 was released on: USA: 1 July 1981
During the 1990s, manufacturers of fasteners, buttons, needles, and pins were primarily located in the eastern United States. New York and Connecticut led the nation in the number of establishments per state, with 82 and 25 establishments, respectively.
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