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Knitting News Archive31-May-2008Jockey to cut 210 jobs in N.C. (The News & Observer) Jockey International Inc. announced that it will phase out operations at its Knitting plant in Cooleemee by March 31, cutting 210 jobs. Paperback Trade Fiction (New York Times) 1. THE SHACK, by William P. Young 2. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen 3. THE FRIDAY NIGHT Knitting CLUB, by Kate Jacobs 4. NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult 5. THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini Jockey closing Mocksville plant, eliminating more than 200 jobs (The Salisbury Post) MOCKSVILLE (AP) ? More than 200 employees at a Jockey International Inc. knitting plant in Mocksville will lose their jobs by next spring when the pla ... COMFORT FOOD (Book Reporter) Kate Jacobs's debut novel, THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, was a word-of-mouth bestseller, catching on not only among avid knitters but also among fans of women's literature in general. It's now even set to become a feature film starring Julia Roberts, which will release sometime in 2009. Catching traffic in their Web (CNN Money) Last summer Laura Zander hoped a Makeover would turn Jimmy Beans Wool, the Reno Knitting-wool company that she owns with her husband, Doug, into a household name ("Weaving a Web Strategy," July/August 2007). It hasn't happened yet.
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