domestic manufacturing
Running Sock Brand Feetures Expands Its Reach
The North Carolina sock-maker is tapping domestic producers as it explores new categories.
New Balance Breaks Ground on US Footwear Factory No. 6
It's looking to expand its domestic supplier base, too.
Biden in Maine Signs Executive Order to ‘Invent it Here, Make it Here’
The campaigning incumbent was at Auburn Manufacturing which took on China for dumping and won.
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Carolinas Textile Producers Take Their Case to USTR
USTR leaders met with manufacturers including Milliken and Unifi to discuss how trade legislation affects…
Outerknown’s ‘California Series’ Shines a Spotlight on Domestic Farmers and Producers
The spring 2023 capsule was made with California cotton and milled and sewn in-state.
Congressman Confronts America’s Child-Labor Problem
After Fruit of the Loom and J.Crew were linked to U.S. child labor, one lawmaker is urging action to stamp…
North Carolina Textile Maker Funnels $25 Million Into New Facility
The textile manufacturer is developing a new 170,000-square-foot production center.
North Carolina’s Manufacturing Solutions Center Seeks Textile Innovators
It will open a new facility for research, development and production later this month.
$858B Defense Spending Bill to Boost US Textile Makers, NCTO Says
The National Defense Authorization Act contains a provision bolstering government procurement of domestically…
Here’s How Footwear Can Stop Committing ‘Environmental Malpractice’
Sustainable footwear experts discussed what's needed to make American production possible and limit…
DSW Parent Invests $2M in First Black-Owned Footwear Factory in US
The spending will bring graduate students' designs to DSW stores with the goal of launching Black designers'…
Cotswold Industries – Innovative Manufacturing Solutions for a Better Tomorrow
Cotswold Industries produces technical textiles and blends for front-line professionals, including healthcare…
Keer America Delivers Superb US Quality Yarns and Customer Service
Keer America's manufacturing plants are capable of producing 1 million pounds of 100 percent U.S. cotton yarn…