Ilse Metchek

California Fashion Association

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Executive director of the California Fashion Association, a nonprofit organization that represents the California apparel and textile industry

Ilse Metchek on KCRW

After almost eight years of negotiations, the US and 11 other nations have agreed on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the biggest international trade deal in history.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Its Impact on California

After almost eight years of negotiations, the US and 11 other nations have agreed on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the biggest international trade deal in history.

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Since firing the founder, Dov Charney, late last year, new management has been struggling to keep American Apparel in business.

American Apparel Hangs by a Thread

Since firing the founder, Dov Charney, late last year, new management has been struggling to keep American Apparel in business.

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