NEWS & EVENTS

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in November for the ninth consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report....

U.S. Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday calling for the U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security to investigate online retailers Shein and Temu, which ship most of their merchandise from China, for...

Seven years ago, Dana Rider saw an opportunity to build a solid future for his family by cultivating hemp. What he may not have known at that time was that he would fall in love with job. They’ve built that brand through local shops and throughout the country, and do...

It’s long been accepted that it is hard to compete with the international market on price. But expanding the definition of price from unit costs to the total cost of ownership challenges that truism. Find out more from Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative....

CICIL, a Durham, N.C.-based rug maker, is part of a push to rebuild North Carolina textiles around sustainability and transparency – a sharp break from the global supply chains that hollowed out the industry.  ...

Advanced Textiles Expo this year returned to the Midwest for the first time in more than a decade, coming back to a region with thousands of fabricators. That resulted in a lot of first-time attendees at the show as new faces filled the expo hall show floor at the...

Designers and fashion creatives traveled to downtown Los Angeles Oct. 7–9 for the LA Textile Show at the California Market Center. Attendees were looking to take in the event’s development, sourcing, manufacturing and educational offerings through daily trend...

The Columbus Fashion Alliance will enjoy a new official headquarters in the heart of the Columbus College of Art & Design’s campus. Dubbed The LOOM, the four-story Fashion Innovation Center will be the center of Columbus’ fashion industry. The hub will support the...

A-B Emblem’s decades of experience making patches for the U.S. military branches didn’t prepare it for the 2019 launch of Space Force, the first new branch of the armed services in 73 years.   Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, the first chief of Space Operations, didn’t want...

On this episode of the Trade Guys, Bill and Scott discuss the upcoming 2026 review of the USMCA and the state of trade in North America. They also examine recent cooperation between the United States and China on counternarcotics and port fees and ponder whether...