Geotextiles producer Agru America Inc. is investing $39.1 million to expand operations in South Carolina. The Georgetown, SC, firm will add 40,000 square feet to its production facility there and install new production equipment. It also will add a 130,000-square-foot asphalt storage yard. The project will cost $19.2 million and create 49 new jobs, according to a news release issued by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s office on Dec. 12. Agru also is upgrading and expanding a production facil

T-Shirtshack.com, the popular online community for custom designed T-Shirts, has just got a brick and mortar office at 1111 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. This online store previously operated under the name SonicShack, and is one of the most preferred destinations across the web for people looking to create their own custom deigned T-Shirts. Creating own custom designed apparels is surprisingly easy at T-Shirtshack.com because visitors can upload texts and images of their own choice. These custo

American Apparel’s Wholesale Showroom – At the LA1 art show, Redbubble Pty. Ltd., a global online marketplace that facilitates the sale of authentic, amazing design on everyday products and canvasses, and American Apparel, Inc the vertically integrated clothing manufacturer based in downtown Los Angeles, celebrated local design and talked a bit about their long-term, five year partnership. Over 25 Redbubble Los Angeles artists and designers showed their authentic artwork at the American Appar

The Humane Society of the United States and The Art Institutes announced Nicolle Bajgrowicz, a student in the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design program at The Art Institute of California – Orange County, a campus of Argosy University, as the grand prize winner of the eighth annual Cool vs. Cruel Fashion Design Competition. As grand prize winner, Bajgrowicz will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and an expense-paid, week-long internship in New York City with celebrated fur-free designer Vic

Exports of Haitian apparel to the United States under EIAP have increased substantially since we last reported in 2011. Although only three account holders are actively earning credits and two have begun to use them, in the 12-month period ending November 19, 2012, the number of credits OTEXA issued increased to about 42 million SMEs from approximately 8 million SMEs during the same period 1 year earlier. Similarly, over this period, the number of credits redeemed, or used by account holde

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division and the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement found serious violations of federal and state labor laws by each of 10 garment contractors inspected during a sweep of a single building in the Los Angeles Fashion District earlier this year. Division investigators found widespread violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions, resulting in the recovery of more than $326,200 in back

NY futures have advanced marginally since our last report on November 29, with March gaining 121 points to close at 74.56 cents. A minor technical buy signal and a slightly less bearish USDA report provided the market with a bit of boost this week, although strong overhead resistance is likely to keep any upside momentum in check for now. On Tuesday the market was able to break above a triangle formation dating back to late August, which prompted some new spec buying and forced additional sho

On the instruction of the 71st Plenary Meeting of the ICAC, the 521st Meeting of the Standing Committee has established a Task Force on the Challenges from Competing Fibers. Member governments are requested to nominate experts with subject matter knowledge of inter-fiber competition by January 20, 2013. The purpose of the Task Force is to complete a specific study within a defined time frame, relying on the expertise of fiber industry experts brought together under the ICAC mandate. The Task

Woolrich, the Original Outdoor Clothing Company, unveils "WoolrichUSA.com," a digital storybook and catalog that weaves together 182 years of manufacturing history with its 2012 collection of made-in-the-USA wool blankets. WoolrichUSA.com blends vibrant imagery, intriguing company lore, and the ability to "buy now" for every blanket style into a modern flipbook format. "As the operator of America's oldest, continually operating woolen mill, Woolrich has a full archive of stories t