[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 101 (Monday, June 18, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     175TH ANNIVERSARY OF KENTWOOL

 Mr. SCOTT. Mr. President, today it is my pleasure to honor 
Kentwool, an Upstate textile manufacturer that is celebrating its 175th 
anniversary this year. Originally founded in Philadelphia in 1843, 
Kentwool has since opened a plant, and maintains headquarters, in the 
South Carolina Upstate.
  Kentwool has had a long history of textile manufacturing in America, 
including supplying the Armed Forces in both World Wars. Kentwool has 
been a family-owned business for five generations and maintains a 
strong emphasis on American-made goods.
  Kentwool has been an integral business to the South Carolina Upstate 
since it opened a production facility in Pickens County in 1954. 
Kentwool currently employs 65 people at its Upstate facility and has 
its corporate headquarters in downtown Greenville. They have been a 
business that the people of the Upstate and of South Carolina are truly 
proud of.
  As I share my congratulations with Kentwool, I know this 
accomplishment is bittersweet. Just last year, CEO Mark Kent passed 
away suddenly, and I know that, while Kentwool celebrates this 
milestone, they also commemorate all the hard work and philanthropic 
endeavors that Mark accomplished during his time with the company. As 
someone who gave back to the Upstate through his interest in preserving 
historic structures and philanthropic work, Mark will certainly not be 
forgotten and is remembered fondly on this 175th anniversary.
  Congratulations, Kentwool.

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