"WE DON'T ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE HISTORY WE HAVE HERE IN KANSAS CITY," SAYS KERRY DUFFIN, OWNER OF THE GARMENT FACTORY IN THE WEST BOTTOMS AND THE LUCY MARIE AND HERMAN PRODUCT LINES. "UP UNTIL THE EARLY 1990S, WE WERE SECOND ONLY TO NEW YORK CITY IN GARMENT PRODUCTION. IT FELL OFF A CLIFF WITH NAFTA AND CHINA TRADE OPENING UP."
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