NEWS & EVENTS

While the textile industry has largely been sent overseas, Sandlot Goods seeks to bring Kansas City back to its glory days as leader in the garment industry. Every design, cut and stitch is crafted in Sandlot Good's Kansas City factory, which includes 45 workers and...

“While consumers and businesses have options to donate, repurpose, and repair used textiles in the U.S., the majority are discarded into municipal waste streams,” the Government Accountability Office says in a new report, which highlights issues about textile waste...

Mattress and sleep products supplier Mlily USA is shifting production of its pillows to its U.S. manufacturing facilities. Next year, the company’s growing pillow lineup will join the production lines in the U.S. as part of Mlily’s goal of “everything under the cover...

v Economic improvement in the United States will continue in 2025, say the nation's purchasing and supply management executives in the December 2024 ISM Supply Chain Planning Forecast, formerly known as the Semiannual Economic Forecast. Revenues are expected to...

Maine Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is sounding an alarm over pollution from the textile industry. A government report requested by Pingree and Connecticut Democratic Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro shows an increase in textile waste in recent decades, which she...

The U.S. is the largest consumer of fashion in the world, and the largest used clothing exporter. The U.S. is the largest consumer of fashion in the world, and the largest used clothing exporter. This is both a challenge and an opportunity, because it means we have...

Todd Morgan of SEAMS’ member Infopine: “As someone deeply invested in the growth and innovation of the U.S. textile industry, I believe we’re on the verge of an exciting transformation. Reshoring isn’t just about bringing production back to America – it’s about doing...

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), spanning the entire spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber to finished sewn products, commends the House of Representatives for passing the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on December 11.  ...

Texworld NYC is excited to announce the launch of its Industry Insight Series, debuting at the Winter 2025 edition this January. Developed in collaboration with Business of Fashion and other industry leaders, the one-day paid event is tailored for professionals...

American Merchant, which opened in December 2018, recently ceased operations and has begun touring its facilities with potential buyers. Based in rural Bristol, Va., across the state lines of Tennessee and Virginia, American Merchant’s facility features 260,000 sq....