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The upcoming launch of the Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech in Brooklyn will make the region a new fashion epicenter in America.
The space aims to support up-and-coming designers, encourage local manufacturing, and create jobs in the fashion industry, which currently makes up almost 6 percent of the city's workforce. It will be home to 20 to 30 businesses and up to 50 designers, and is expected to create around 300 jobs.
