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- ↑ STEFANIE Waldek (December 31, 2014), "Ole Sondresen on his Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech", Architectural Digest
- ↑ Property highlights: Liberty View Industrial Plaza (PDF), CBRE
- ↑ New Fashion Design and Manufacturing Hub in Brooklyn, New York City Economic Development Corporation, December 4, 2014
- ↑ Adrienne Selko (December 5, 2014), "US Apparel Manufacturing Moving Forward with New Hub in New York", Industry Week
- ↑ "NYC to Invest $3.5M in Fashion Incubator in Brooklyn: City officials today will reveal plans to invest in a new fashion epicenter called the Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech.", Women's Wear Daily , December 4, 2014
- ↑ Tom Foster (February 8, 2016), "Why the Next Big Thing in Fashion Is Happening in Brooklyn: New York City's garment district was left for dead, until one fashion designer decided she'd reboot the entire manufacturing industry.", Inc.
- ↑ Erica Davies (April 21, 2016), "New training hub to focus on high-tech textiles: A new training center at Manufacturing New York is designed to revitalize New York City's dwindling manufacturing industry", Crain's New York
- ↑ Arthur Friedman (May 10, 2016), "Manufacture New York Blossoms in Brooklyn: In September 2015, MNY became part of the Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech in Sunset Park, Brooklyn", Women's Wear Daily