Tony Sapienza
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I came to new Bedford in 1997 to run a company called Joseph Abboud Manufacturing, that at the time made tailored men's suits for the Joseph Abboud label, for the Giorgio Armani label and for the Calvin Klein label. And at the time it was one of the last clothing, men's clothing, companies standing still standing in New Bedford. And it was actually on a growth spurt when I arrived in 1997.
It's interesting because in 1970 and 1980, and even in the early 1990s, New Bedford was an apparel capital. There were over 5,000 union workers making men's suits in New Bedford Fall River communities…
