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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

As an Indianapolis based Apparel Company, JSK Apparel’s goal is to establish itself as a major provider of females fashion apparel in the Pro Sports and Collegiate Markets. Fortunately for JSK, we are located in a state and a region that houses major universities with great traditions and diehard fans. We are also fortunate to have access to excellent resources. For example the manufacturing of our women’s fashion jerseys takes place in Indianapolis not the garment districts of New York or L.A. Unfortunately, for JSK that in order to be competitive in our women’s fashion tees arena, it is necessary to seek sourcing outside of the United States in markets such as Asia, Indonesia or South America.

We currently purchase open market goods in the United States. But as our company grows, seeking sourcing abroad is not a maybe, but a must do. However, it becomes important that JSK stay true to our corporate code of ethics. In a perfect world, everything would be made in the good ole USA. Even better, everything would be manufactured in Indiana! However, this is not a perfect world. So if we must go overseas, let us make sure that the resources we use are not … less than perfect.

Sherry Compton
JSK Apparel