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By SPESA Trade & Tariff Update While tariffs are always at the top of every news cycle these days, we have also seen a surprising amount of actual trade deals in recent weeks. President Trump has signed reciprocal trade agreements with India, Guatemala, and El Salvador, and approved short-term extensions of two trade preference programs: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act (HOPE/HELP) (retroactively extended from the

By SPESA ICYMI: The Early Bird Gets the Deals SPESA Announcement | January 12, 2026 Don’t forget, this is the LAST WEEK for early bird registration pricing for SPESA’s upcoming Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies Conference (April 14th, Columbus, Ohio). This annual event is designed specifically for sewn products manufacturers, brands, retailers, suppliers, and industry stakeholders to learn directly from the technology providers responsible for what’s on the horizon w