Charleston, S.C.-Based Wilson Brothers Reports Decline in Earnings. From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: September 10, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

By Jim Parker, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 10--Wilson Brothers USA Inc. has roots back to 1897 in Illinois, decorates glass and ceramics in the Northeast and puts names and logos on specialty goods such as tote bags and mouse pads in Texas.

The publicly traded company, which employs 500 people at its plants, is hardly a household name in Charleston. Yet for the past two years, it has been headquartered here w...