Editing Mount Holly, North Carolina (section)

==Economy==
Improvements in the regional transportation network and the economic growth of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area, and Mount Holly's strategic location between [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] and [[Gastonia, North Carolina|Gastonia]], have created conditions for an expanding population in recent years.
[[File:Freightliner Factory Mount Holly NC.jpg|thumb|Freightliner manufacturing facility in Mount Holly]]
The [[textile]] industry continues to play a significant role in the Mount Holly area. The Gaston County Economic Development Commission's current manufacturing directory lists 19 manufacturing firms in the area, ten of which are textile related. The city's largest textile firm is American & Efird, Inc. (A&E), the world's second-largest [[thread (yarn)|thread]] maker. The firm was created with a 1952 merger of American Yarn and Processing Company (located in Mount Holly) and the Efird Manufacturing Company (located in [[Albemarle, North Carolina]]). American Yarn had its start in 1891 when Charles Egbert Hutchison founded the Nims Manufacturing Company on Dutchman's Creek.<ref>[http://www.amefird.com/about-us/history/ American & Efird, Inc.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426233743/http://www.amefird.com/about-us/history/ |date=April 26, 2014 }} corporate website, retrieved on 2014-04-26.</ref> With six plants and their corporate offices in Mount Holly, A&E employs more than 980 people and maintains a strong presence in the community. 
In 1990, the [[Freightliner Trucks]] manufacturing plant was annexed into the city. Freightliner and its [[subsidiary]] businesses have been a significant employer in Mount Holly since 1979.<ref name="city"/>

Since 2007 [[National Gypsum]] has operated a [[drywall|wallboard]] plant in Mount Holly. While gypsum wallboard is typically produced from [[gypsum]] rock, the Mount Holly plant uses byproduct gypsum produced by [[sulfur dioxide]] scrubbers at four of [[Duke Power]]'s coal-fired power plants.<ref>"National Gypsum Breaks Ground for Mt.&nbsp;Holly Plant", [http://www.nationalgypsum.com/about/news/2006/news162.aspx NGC Press Release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011185812/http://nationalgypsum.com/about/news/2006/news162.aspx |date=2008-10-11 }}, March 27, 2006, retrieved on 2008-07-14</ref>

Mount Holly's historic downtown district includes several restaurants, several churches, a coffee shop, salons and retail offerings in addition to offices, banks and other businesses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visitmounthollync.com/|title=Visit Mount Holly, NC {{!}} Visit Mount Holly, NC|website=www.visitmounthollync.com|access-date=2019-09-10|archive-date=September 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922160006/http://www.visitmounthollync.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>