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How an entrepreneur in Portugal saved a village s economy with wool making Business Insider

The mountain villages in central Portugal have depended on the wool industry since the 19th century.

But with manufacturing moving overseas and Portugal's economy beginning to stall in 2000, many of the already struggling factories were pushed to bankruptcy.

Now, one wool factory in Portugal is helping revive the local economy while keeping a centuries-old tradition alive.

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