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Help or Hindrance — Why America's Approach to Ports Needs to Change, and Soon

When thinking about the global apparel and footwear trade in action, many people may envision a shirt or pair of pants being manufactured in a factory, the product traveling across the ocean, and all of a sudden being put on...

source: February 19, 2013 | Political Trends
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Taxes — Key Congressional Leaders Bring Tax Reform to the Public Through TaxReform.gov

Last week, House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) announced the launch of TaxReform.gov, with an open invitation to Americans to submit their input...

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Imports Work for Economic Development Everywhere

All too often U.S. imports are set up as the bane of U.S. manufacturing. American policy makers and populist pundits like to perpetuate the myth that imports come at the expense of U.S. manufacturing jobs. Whether done out of ignorance, convenience, or to further an anti-trade...

source: May 9, 2013 | Corner Office Views
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Imports Work: Time for an Instruction Manual

At the conclusion of Imports Work Week, we ponder how we can translate this important Import Works equation into a policy agenda. Last year, we articulated a full To Do list — much of which still needs attention.

source: May 10, 2013 | Corner Office Views
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With 10 patterns, U.S. military branches out on camouflage front

In 2002, the U.S. military had just two kinds of camouflage uniforms. One was green, for the woods. The other was brown, for the desert. Then things got strange.

source: The Washington Post
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True Religion Enters $835-Million Merger With TowerBrook Capital partners

True Religion Apparel, Inc. has entered into a definitive merger agreement with TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P., a New York- and London-based investment management firm, in a transaction valued at approximately $835 million.

source: Apparel Magazine
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Bangladesh to allow unions for garment workers

Bangladesh's government has agreed to permit the nations's garment workers to form unions without prior permission from factory owners, the most recent reaction to a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 and focused worldwide attention on the industry's conditions.

source: The Associated Press via Yahoo News
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