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Bring Back the Trades scholarship program supports a new generation
June 1st, 2021
Bring Back the Trades Inc. founder Steve Turner. To raise funds for scholarships, hats, T-shirts, sweatshirts and stickers promoting trade professions are available for sale on the organization’s website, www.bringbackthetrades.com, and donation and sponsorships opportunities are available as well. Photo: Bring Back the Trades. Even in times of higher unemployment, specialty fabrics businesses can struggle […]
Crafting handbags for addiction recovery
November 1st, 2020
Apprentices and employees of Unshattered, an addiction recovery organization, craft products like this toiletry bag, which uses original materials from a 1959 Mercedes Benz. Photo: Unshattered. Completing an addiction rehabilitation program is cause for celebration. But maintaining sobriety is a lifelong process that requires additional support. People coming out of rehabilitation often need job training […]
Tom Auer works to keep Bearse USA—and the U.S. sewing industry—on a firm foundation
October 1st, 2019
Tom Auer strives to put Bearse USA—and the U.S. sewing industry—on a firm foundation. by Jill C. Lafferty I believe in the philosophy of partnership with my customers,” says Tom Auer, president of Bearse USA, a Chicago., Ill.-based contract sewer of bags and other non-apparel items. “I think that their success is what we should […]