

Executive Director Nicole Ruiz Published in the Chicago Tribune: Chicago Needs a Garment District
"Chicago does not have a fashion talent challenge. It has an infrastructure problem. Every day, I see this at the Apparel Industry Board Inc., where designers, makers, manufacturers, students and entrepreneurs are working to build something real here in Chicago. They have the ideas, the skill and the work ethic. What they often do not have is an ecosystem built to help them stay, scale and produce locally. That is why I believe Chicago needs a garment district. Not as a vanit






































