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Mary Jeanne Packer Finds Opportunity For Business In A Traditional Niche Industry

Excerpt from The Glen Falls Business Journal:

Most people don’t put much thought into where yarn is produced, but Mary Jeanne Packer of Battenkill Fibers Carding and Spinning Mill hopes to change that. The mill, which operates out of Greenwich, processes wool and other fibers from farmers across nearly 500 miles, and serves as a supplier to yarn retailers across the country. Packer had aspirations of owning a yarn mill ever since she’d visited Green Mountain Spinnery in Putney, Vt., in 1982, but wasn’t able to make it a reality until 2009… Read the full story at the Glens Falls Business Journal.