Basilio Medina, Glen Raven Inc.
Textiles are in Basilio Medina’s blood – and he wouldn’t want it any other way. At 48, he has spent his entire 26-year career in the U.S. textile industry. Basilio Medina, Production Coordinator, Glen...
View ArticleStephen Comer, Glen Raven
Stephen Comer, 31, joined Glen Raven when he was obtaining higher education degrees, never thinking his career would cross paths with the company at a later date. But after earning his undergraduate...
View ArticleChuck Wilson, Parkdale
Chuck Wilson, 68, has worked in textiles for 43 years – with no plans to retire from an industry he loves. Chuck Wilson, Production Coordinator, Parkdale He joined Parkdale, the largest yarn producer...
View ArticleNCTO & Member Companies Testify at U.S. International Trade Commission...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) and several of its member companies are set to testify at the U.S. Trade Representative’s nearly two-week long hearing on the...
View ArticleNCTO Applauds Senate Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act of...
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) commends the Senate for passing the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2020, which strengthens the Berry Amendment...
View ArticleNCTO Member Parkdale Mills Hosts Representative Doug Collins (GA-09) at...
October 3, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) member Parkdale Mills met with Representative Doug Collins (GA-09) today at the company’s recently expanded and...
View ArticleNCTO Lauds Expected House Passage of USMCA
December 19, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber though finished sewn products, issued the following...
View ArticleU.S. Textile and Nonwoven Associations Urge Government to Deem Manufacturing...
WASHINGTON DC—U.S. textile and nonwoven associations issued a joint statement today urging federal, state and local governments to deem textile and nonwoven manufacturing facilities as “essential”...
View ArticleKhurm Hussain, Unifi Inc.
Khurm Hussain, Director of Flake, Resin & Staple Fiber, Unifi, Inc. Khurm Hussain, 41, is a second-generation textile worker and immigrant from Pakistan. He earned his Textile Engineering degree...
View ArticleRhina Quintanilla, Shawmut Corp.
Rhina Quintanilla, Vision Technician, Shawmut Corp. Rhina Quintanilla, 40, has been working in the U.S. textile industry for half of her life. Over the past 20 years she has worked her way up the...
View ArticleBasilio Medina, Glen Raven Inc.
Basilio Medina, Production Coordinator, Glen Raven Inc. Textiles are in Basilio Medina’s blood – and he wouldn’t want it any other way. At 48, he has spent his entire 26-year career in the U.S....
View ArticleStephen Comer, Glen Raven
Stephen Comer, Manufacturing Services Coordinator, Glen Raven Inc. Stephen Comer, 31, joined Glen Raven when he was obtaining higher education degrees, never thinking his career would cross paths with...
View ArticleBarry Shore, Unifi Inc.
Barry Shore, Polyester Operations Manager, Unifi Inc. In his four-plus decades, Barry has seen Unifi transform from solely a fiber producer into a diverse provider of numerous high-tech, sustainable...
View ArticleChuck Wilson, Plant Manager, Parkdale
Chuck Wilson, Plant Manager, Parkdale Chuck Wilson, 68, has worked in textiles for 43 years – with no plans to retire from an industry he loves. He joined Parkdale, the largest yarn producer in the...
View ArticleNCTO Welcomes Expected Nomination of Katherine Tai as new U.S. Trade...
WASHINGTON, D.C. —National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas, representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber through finished sewn products, issued a...
View ArticleBiden Administration Awards 2 Contracts for more than 17 Million...
Press Statement WASHINGTON, DC—The Biden Administration has awarded two contracts to National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) members Parkdale Mills and Ferrara Manufacturing Inc., following...
View ArticleNCTO Sends Letter to Acting OMB Director, Requesting Agency to Grant Approval...
WASHINGTON– National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas sent a letter to Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Robert Fairweather today,...
View ArticleNCTO Announces Winner of the 2021 Paul T. O’Day Memorial Scholarship
June 29, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Council of Textile Organization’s (NCTO) Fiber Council announces Rachel Crouse of Reidsville, NC as the recipient of the 2021 Paul T. O’Day Scholarship...
View ArticleU.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai visits Milliken & Company and...
WASHINGTON – Milliken & Company and American & Efird (A&E) hosted United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai in two separate visits to the companies’...
View ArticleVice President Kamala Harris Announces New Investments in Northern Central...
WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris announced significant multimillion-dollar investments by Parkdale Mills and six other companies today, as part of the Administration’s Call to Action to the...
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