NEW YORKERS & CO.; Can the Garment District Refashion Itself?
“,”description”:” BUD KONHEIM is the fourth-generation of his family to make a living in the city’s garment trade. But not long after the industry began its long, slow decline, Mr. Konheim was on the front lines of the exodus of manufacturers from the Garment District to foreign factories where labor was much cheaper. \”We were one of the first ones to go to Hong Kong in the 70’s,\” said Mr. Konheim, then managing director at P. J. Walsh, the predecessor to Nicole Miller Ltd., the women’s high-end apparel company where he is chief executive officer.”,”keywords”:”SALES, LABOR, INDUSTRY PROFILES, REAL ESTATE, FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, APPAREL,FASHION CENTER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT,NEW YORK CITY”,”section”:”nyregion”,”sub_section”:null,”section_display”:”N.Y. \/ Region”,”sub_section_display”:null,”byline”:”By BRUCE LAMBERT”,”pubdate”:”August 6, 1995″,”passkey”:null}; function getShareURL() { return encodeURIComponent(articleToolsShareData.url); } function getShareHeadline() {
