The Southern Textile Association (STA), Gastonia, N.C., has set most of the program for the 2012 STA Summer Marketing Forum, titled "Manufacturing in the Americas — It Works!" The event will take place Tuesday, August 14, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Textile Technology Center, Kimbrell Campus, Belmont, N.C.

Topics for discussion include, among others: "The Routine of Made In America ... Again," presented by Bruce Cochrane, president and CEO, Lincolnton Furniture Co., Lincolnton, N.C.; "The Birth of a Brand," presented by Jim Twining, CEO, Southern Tide LLC, Greenville, S.C.; "Global Trade Outlook," presented by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Textiles, Gail Strickler, Executive Office of the President, United States Trade Representative, Washington; "The Art of The American Consumer," presented by Denine Woodrow, owner and manager, DP Woodrow & Co. LLC, Charlotte; "New Concepts in Anti-Microbial Fibers For Medical, Military and Consumer Applications," presented by Stephen Foss, chief technology officer, PurThread Technologies Inc., Durham, N.C.; and "The Wrap Up," presented by Mike Todaro, managing director, American Apparel Producers' Network, Atlanta. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion with the speakers, after which the meeting will be adjourned.

July 17, 2012