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Funding available for employment training
May 8th, 2015
In an effort to help unemployed workers rejoin the job market, the U.S. Department of Labor has made $150 million available to states to help develop employment and training services that focus on enhanced regional and industry-specific collaborations. Funding is through the new Sector Partnerships National Emergency Grant program. Sector partnerships are employer-driven partnerships of […]
U.S. Department of Defense to brief textile industry
May 7th, 2015
DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles will hold a Joint Advance Planning Brief to Industry (JAPBI) June 15–16 at the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia-Cherry Hill in Cherry Hill, N.J. The goal of the event is for DLA and its military service partners to jointly brief the industrial base on future requirements and business opportunities for clothing […]
OEKO-TEX launches traceable consumer label
May 7th, 2015
The newest addition to the OEKO-TEX® product portfolio is Made in Green by OEKO-TEX, a traceable product label which allows for communication throughout the supply chain all the way to the end-user. The label ensures that Made in Green textiles are not only tested for harmful substances (certified according to OEKO-TEX Standard 100) but also […]
Bircher graduates Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program
May 6th, 2015
Amy Bircher, owner of Westlake, Ohio-based MMI Textiles Inc., recently graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. 10,000 Small Businesses is a $500 million initiative to unlock the growth and job creation potential of small businesses across the U.S. by providing them with greater access to business education, financial capital and business support […]
Lawrence Fabric & Metal Structures Inc.: Outstanding Specialty Subcontractor of the Year
May 5th, 2015
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) Midwest Council announced the winners of its Masquerade Ball Awards Gala on April 11, 2015, hosting almost 400 people at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown St. Louis, Mo., for the annual event. Four categories of awards were given: General Contractor of the Year, Outstanding Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Subcontractor, […]
Birdair introduces Purify Mesh 30 membrane
May 4th, 2015
Taiyo Kogyo Corp. has launched Purify Mesh 30, which the company says is the world’s first PVC mesh membrane that incorporates TiO2 photocatalyst coating for building façade applications. Birdair Inc., a member of the Taiyo Kogyo Group, has announced that it will carry Purify Mesh 30, providing it primarily for its North American customer base. […]
The future of U.K. textile manufacturing
May 1st, 2015
Study predicts the industry will create 20,000 jobs by 2020. The biggest study in 20 years on supply and demand in U.K. textile manufacturing predicts that the industry will create 20,000 jobs by 2020 if current growth trends continue. The Alliance Project, a not-for-profit organization established to study the future of textiles in the U.K., […]
Finding new sources in Africa
May 1st, 2015
Major brands are sourcing apparel from Ethiopia and Kenya. Major brands, such as U.K.-based George (part of Walmart), Sweden-based H&M and U.S.-based Phillips-Van Heusen, are sourcing apparel from Ethiopia and Kenya, according to the latest issue of Textile Outlook International from business information company Textiles Intelligence. Rising wages in China, labor unrest in Cambodia and […]
Safeguarding ideas
May 1st, 2015
Clients may wander to other companies, but your ideas don’t need to go with them. It’s an occupational hazard for event planners and tent rental businesses. You spend no small amount of usually unbillable time developing an event design for a prospective client, only to have that person wander away—your ideas in hand—to a different […]
Canopy sheds Northern Lights on events
May 1st, 2015
MacDonald Island Park in Fort McMurray, Alberta, is Canada’s largest community recreation, leisure and social center, and its operator, Regional Recreation Corp. of Wood Buffalo, plans to expand its reach. Shell Place, the epicenter of MacDonald Island Park’s activities, includes the SMS Equipment Stadium, Molson Outdoor Rink and Nexen Energy Stage. The Shell Place expansion […]