The Chicago-based Quality Certification Alliance (QCA) has formed a distributor advocacy group that formalizes the relationship the organization has with distributors who understand the value compliance programs have in building stronger relationships with suppliers, creating competitive advantage in the marketplace and building loyalty with their end-buyer clients.
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The Earned Income Allowance Program (EIAP) had initial beneficial effects on U.S. and Dominican textile and apparel industries, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its report “Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for Certain Apparel from the Dominican Republic.”
Washington-based U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Toxicology Program (NTP) and the National Institute of Health Chemical Genomics Center (NCGC)
About 137,000 pieces of imported children's jewelry sold at two stores popular with preteen girls--Justice and Limited Too--were recalled Tuesday for high levels of cadmium, the latest in a series of recalls involving the toxic metal.
The voluntary recall, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, was the sixth callback since The Associated Press first released findings of an investigation into cadmium in children's jewelry.
If Wang Jinyan, an unemployed factory worker with a middle school education, had a résumé, it might start out like this: “Objective: seeking well-paid, slow-paced assembly-line work in air-conditioned plant with Sundays off
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC's) Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (ComE-IN) will meet on Thursday, June 24, to discuss the results of the FDIC's small-dollar loan pilot program (the pilot).
Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line announced it recently hosted a tour of its headquarters and factory for distributors. The tour was sponsored by Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY).
Top entrepreneurs from around the country will come together to be recognized for their accomplishments during the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week celebration, May 23 to 25 in Washington. The National Small Business Person of the Year will be named on Tuesday, May 25.
Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., proudly announced Congressman Jim Himes made a personal visit to its headquarters earlier this week. Himes, the first term representative from the 4th Congressional District
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, announced a final rule to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the largest stationary sources, while shielding millions of small sources of GHGs from Clean Air Act permitting requirements.