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	Podcast:		One Square Mile
	Episode:		One Square Mile: Darn It! Carries On New Bedford's Textile Traditions, With A Twist
	Category:		Government & Organizations
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	Publish Date:		2018-02-09 16:07:45
	Description:		Darn It! Inc. is a company that has thrived because of -- rather than in spite of -- the overseas manufacturing that has put so many American textile companies out of business. As part of our series “One Square Mile: New Bedford,” Darn It! founder and president Jeff Glassman told RIPR's Dave Fallon what the company does, how it came to be, and why he's optimistic about New Bedford. The city was once home to dozens of textile mills and clothing companies, and it’s still known for men’s suit-maker Joseph Abboud. You can add Darn It! to the list of New Bedford businesses carrying on the city's manufacturing traditions. Darn It! was born out of a family apparel manufacturing business, ladies' sportswear, to be specific. Glassman joined the business in 1994. "Little did we know that about a year later, an agreement called the NAFTA agreement would be signed," said Glassman, referring to the North American Free Trade Agreement, a trade deal between Canada, Mexico and the United States. NAFTA
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