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Designing (for) women

February 1st, 2023

Aurora Specialty Textiles Group (ASTG) quality technicians are shown checking the quality of Aurora’s Expressions Canvas products. The company’s core strength is the application of coatings and finishings to woven, knitted and nonwoven fabrics, typically cotton and polyester-cotton blends. Photo: Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc. The specialty fabrics industry has historically been overwhelmingly male, and […]

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Ayala named Aurora president

October 10th, 2019

Marcia Ayala has been promoted to president of Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc., a subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Meridian Industries. Ayala, who started at Aurora in 2006 as director of research and development, was promoted to vice president of research and development in 2014 and promoted again to company vice president in 2015. She played a […]

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