Bibb Manufacturing Company

Bibb Manufacturing not only provided jobs for its employees but also medical care, schools, housing, and social workers to organize clubs, trips, and other events.

On 25 February 1876, Georgia Governor James Smith approved the incorporation of the Bibb Manufacturing Company.

In the communities surrounding some plants, mill villages were built that included housing for employees and company stores.

The social workers managed the creation of athletic teams such as baseball, softball, swimming, and football.

[15] The product line for Bibb Manufacturing included sheets, comforters, bedspreads, towels, curtains for both consumers and hotels, and carpet yarn.

[16] In 1942, Bibb Manufacturing announced the creation of a heat resistant cotton tire cord.

The more prominent licenses included Star Wars, Barney the Dinosaur, The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, and The Lion King.

[citation needed] Other licenses included 101 Dalmatians, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Sailor Moon and Batman.

[18] The inability to properly manage the volatility of these licensed products contributed to the demise of Bibb Manufacturing.

[citation needed] In 1985 Thomas Foley created the NTC Group which acquired Bibb using a junk-bond financed leveraged buy-out.

[citation needed] From 1992 – 1995, NTC collected $3 – $4 million a year in management fees.

[citation needed] In 1997, Bibb Manufacturing sold its terry division to West Point Stevens.

[16] In 1998, Dan River, Inc agreed to buy Bibb Manufacturing for approximately $250 million.

The city has since leased the building to the Secretary of the State to be used for Examining Board offices.