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The State of Our Union
SPESA's annual State of the Union address
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News Updates about SPESA, its Members, and Trade & Government
Feb 15, 2023
Remembering Dorothy Fullam
By SPESA | It was February 2020 when SPESA came to Miami, FL to hold a quarterly Board Meeting and host an After Hours celebration with...
Feb 9, 2023
2023 SPESA State of the Union
By SPESA | Embarking on our fifth year managing this association, it continues to be an honor to serve you and the sewn products industry...
Jan 31, 2023
JSN International New Year's Greeting
By SPESA for JSN International | SPESA President Michael McDonald recently penned the following address for JSN International's annual...
Jan 4, 2023
Where You'll Find SPESA in 2023
By SPESA | It’s going to be a busy one for SPESA, so let’s jump right in. SPESA will host three major events this year, each one a...
Nov 3, 2022
Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You
By SPESA | The SPESA team is in Atlanta this week making plans for Texprocess Americas 2023 and meeting with our Board of Directors...
Oct 5, 2022
Events, Travel, and Scheduling Acrobatics
By SPESA | We’ve been saying it for months now: live events are back! But the deluge didn’t really hit us until a little over a month ago...
Aug 3, 2022
SPESA Speaks | Back to School
By SPESA | It may still be 100 degrees here in North Carolina, but our calendars tell us that fall is right around the corner, which...
Jun 1, 2022
On to the Next One
By SPESA | It is June 2022 and the SPESA team has survived our first official Texprocess Americas! Not that we thought it would kill us...
Apr 6, 2022
SPESA Speaks: April Showers
By SPESA | It has been raining in North Carolina for months it seems. And while it is good for the plants (our hydrangeas are starting to...
Mar 29, 2022
The State of Our Union
By SPESA | SPESA's 4th Annual State of the Union address to its members...
Feb 1, 2022
On the Road Again
By SPESA | Like a lot of our readers, the SPESA team has been mostly grounded for the last two years. And, while our kids and pets are...
Jan 4, 2022
Chairman Address: An Industry Outlook
By SPESA | As we begin our 32nd year as the association for suppliers to the wide universe of sewn products industries, we could note...
Dec 15, 2021
Words from SPESA Past Chairwoman, Nina McCormack
By Nina McCormack | Back in October, I passed the baton for SPESA’s Board Chair seat to my longtime colleague and friend Ed Gribbin...
Nov 3, 2021
Looking Back to Boston
By SPESA | It was November 2019. The newly-minted SPESA team had just returned from its inaugural Executive Conference in New Orleans...
Sep 1, 2021
Where We Go From Here | An Advancements Conference Recap
By SPESA | Last week, SPESA hosted its 10th Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina...
Aug 18, 2021
SPESA Asks Answered
By SPESA | Last month, in Behind the Seams, we asked “Are you to ready to re-engage and attend live industry events?” 62% of respondents...
Aug 4, 2021
A Word From The Wise
By SPESA | In just three weeks, we’ll gather in Raleigh for SPESA’s 10th Advancements in Manufacturing Technologies Conference...
Jul 7, 2021
Made in America
By SPESA | The firework smoke has cleared. The apple pie has been eaten. And, for the first time in a long time, many of us will look...
Apr 7, 2021
SPESA's State of the Union Address
By SPESA | This year’s SPESA State of the Union address is coming out a little later than we planned. We normally time it to coincide...
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