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Apparel Manufacturers Hit Hard in Crisis

by Julie J. Novara | May 26, 2020 | News, Our Community, Supply Chain

The global pandemic has hit apparel manufacturers hard. Locally, we’ve shifted gears to produce PPE, bundle grab bags of irregular tees, and launch a “Buy Local” t-shirt. We’re working with a limited workforce but doing everything in our power...

Pandemic Gives Pause for Reimagining Supply Chains

by Julie J. Novara | May 12, 2020 | News, Our Community, Supply Chain, Sustainability

Image: Paige Green Photography We invite you to think with us for a moment about what our communities will look like when the 2020 pandemic has passed, face mask sales have dwindled, and we have the opportunity to shift our focus back to building local supply chains...

A Snapshot of the Current Fashion Industry Landscape

by Julie J. Novara | Apr 28, 2020 | News, Supply Chain, Sustainability

Here’s a snapshot of the current landscape of the fashion industry from our friends at universities around the world and at Parsons School of Design in New York… The fashion industry is facing increasing global scrutiny of its environmentally polluting...

Local Manufacturing and Living Wages

by Julie J. Novara | Mar 24, 2020 | Our Community, Supply Chain

TS Designs President Eric Henry is not shy about advocating for living wages. In 2020, he had the opportunity to participate on a panel discussion at the Industrial Hemp Summit. The discussion on the demand for domestic hemp fiber turned to the importance of seeing...

Challenges and Solutions for NC’s Farming Industry

by Julie J. Novara | Mar 10, 2020 | Supply Chain, Sustainability

Farmers and agriculture are the backbone of our state, but the farming industry is the most financially and emotionally challenged sector in North Carolina. Farm Bureau reported that in the 12 months leading up to September, 2019, 18 farms filed Chapter 12...

3 Reasons Community Engagement Matters

by Julie J. Novara | Feb 25, 2020 | Our Community, Supply Chain, Sustainability

Community engagement became a top priority after the North American Free Trade Agreement nearly destroyed TS Designs in 1994. That’s when CEO Eric Henry realized there was more to a business than just the “bottom line.” By the late 90s, we’d shifted our focus to...