Megan Phillips

Minneapolis

Community Editor at Sun Current

None at HometownSource

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Glen Raven adds shift at Sunbrella specialty yarn plant

3 weeks ago | specialtyfabricsreview.com | Megan Phillips

Glen Raven has announced that a new shift has been added to Sunbrella®’s specialty yarn plant in Burlington, N.C. The plant will now operate 24 hours a day, five days a week, with three daily production shifts to meet increased demand for Sunbrella’s products. “We are committed to fulfilling orders quickly and reliably to meet the interest in textural fabrics and novelty yarns.
Challenges for split households over the holidays

Nov 25, 2024 | royalpurplenews.com | Keith Zukas |Megan Phillips

As the holiday season approaches, family lawyers often see a spike in child-related disputes. This is sometimes due to heightened emotions about children missing important holiday family events. Arguments also occur as former partners plan the holidays around the transfer of children between two households. Court-ordered holiday schedules usually include children spending time with both parents, often with days like Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas rotating between parents each year.
Meijer donates $250,000 to Detroit-based Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center

May 2, 2024 | specialtyfabricsreview.com | Megan Phillips

Meijer announced a $250,000 donation to the Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center (ISAIC), a Detroit-based national nonprofit organization. ISAIC focuses on training the next generation of textile and apparel manufacturing industry talent through a curriculum that combines technical skills, soft skills and digital literacy.
Automotive upholstery trends

May 1, 2024 | marinefabricatormag.com | Megan Phillips

Automotive upholstery trendsCategories: FeaturesThe textiles on floors, walls and windows in homes and commercial buildings often catch people’s attention. Now, automotive textile manufacturers and automakers are beginning to ask, Why not give people the same experience in their vehicles?
Thinking of getting the coil? 4 women share their experiences

Mar 11, 2024 | stylist.co.uk | Megan Phillips

4 women on their experience of having the coil fitted – and the hormonal aftermath
GOZEN welcomes Sedef Uncu Aki as chief product officer

Jan 3, 2024 | specialtyfabricsreview.com | Megan Phillips

GOZEN, a San Francisco-based biomaterials startup, announced the appointment of Sedef Uncu Aki as its new chief product officer. Aki joins GOZEN with a background in sustainability and textile innovation spanning more than 20 years. Her previous tenure as the director of product development and research at denim brand, ORTA, involved effectively creating and leading business in denim products.
Rheiazymes AG (Switzerland) joins ITMF as corporate member

Dec 19, 2023 | specialtyfabricsreview.com | Megan Phillips

With its proprietary molecular bio recycling technology, Rheiazymes, based in Horgen, Switzerland, provides biotech solutions for recycling of functional fabrics. Rheiazymes’ first industry application, YARN-TO-YARN® is a commitment to closing the recycling gap for synthetic yarn blends and functional textiles, through using natural enzymes.