For years, Ferrara Manufacturing had slowed production of high-end garments and leaned on its military business as many American consumer brands moved production overseas. But demand for apparel made in the U.S. has been picking up more recently, and sites like Ferrara’s plant 2 miles from Midtown Manhattan are getting busier and hiring workers.
The rising hum of the machinery cutting, stitching and moving clothing at the site is one sign that the global forces of geopolitics and nearshoring of supply chains are reaching an industrial corner of New York City that had grown quiet over the years. More apparel brands are signing contracts with the New York-based garment manufacturer for private-label clothing as part of an effort to shore up their supply chains and cash in on consumer demand for goods made in America.
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