A cooperative effort of Western North Carolina outdoor gear companies will bring personal protective equipment to local healthcare workers. In Old Fort, about 30 employees have been working around the clock at Kitsbow’s factory which just opened 5 months ago. You can hear the whirring of a mechanical tool. That’s a computer controlled fabric cutter. Until recently, the machine made high end cycling clothing explains CEO David Billstorm. Now it’s cutting layers of fabric to make face masks and