 For many years, the Vanity Fair lingerie company operated a manufacturing sewing plant in Atmore, offering employment to local citizens and surrounding communities.With federal recognition and the founding of gaming casinos, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians near Exit 54 on I-65, northwest of the center of Atmore, has increased its relative economic contributions to the region.The tribe operates the Wind Creek Casino and Hotel, which provides for tourism and conferences, adjacent to I-65 Exit 57.