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

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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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