ATA announces multiple new benefits for members

May 8, 2025  |  ATA News, News

Advanced Textiles Association® (ATA) is excited to introduce ATA Perks Plus, a new suite of benefits to support members in both their personal and professional lives. All benefits are available to ATA members in the U.S. and Canada and their employees; some perks extend to international member…
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Registration now open for Advanced Textiles Expo 2025

May 1, 2025  |  ATA News, Expo News, News

Advanced Textiles Association® (ATA) is excited to announce that registration is now open for Advanced Textiles Expo® 2025, taking place November 5–7 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind. As the industry’s leading trade show for specialty fabrics, advanced textiles, and shade …
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IAA Awards now open for submissions

April 30, 2025  |  ATA News, Awards, IAA, News

The 2025 International Achievement Awards (IAA) are officially accepting entries! Now in its 78th year, this prestigious competition—exclusively for ATA members—honors the most outstanding projects across the specialty fabrics industry including tent and event rental installs. ATA put together a…
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EU pauses countermeasures on U.S. tariffs for 90 days

April 17, 2025  |  Industry News, News

The European Union (EU) has paused its countermeasures on U.S. trade tariffs for 90 days to allow time for EU and U.S. negotiations.  The pause was first announced by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen April 9, and went into effect April 14.  The decision was made in response to the U.…
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Applications open for ATA Board of Directors positions

April 17, 2025  |  ATA News, News

The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) Board of Directors is seeking volunteer applicants to fill three open positions. The ATA Board of Directors represents ATA’s members and works with the ATA leadership staff, providing guidance on association decisions and activities. Open positions This …
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ARA spearheads effort to establish event-specific NAICS code

April 10, 2025  |  Industry News, News

The American Rental Association (ARA) announced its efforts to establish a new code in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) exclusively for the event rental segment. On Feb. 18, 2025, ARA filed a robust set of regulatory comments with the White House’s Office of Management a…
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H-2B visa limit reached, supplemental visas available for application

April 10, 2025  |  Industry News, News

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has said it has reached the congressionally-mandated cap on H-2B visas for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2025 (ending Sept. 30, 2025), and has announced conditions and filing dates for supplemental H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2025. The H…
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In memoriam: Tom Ross

April 10, 2025  |  Industry News, News

John Thompson (Tom) Ross Jr., 82, Ft. Myers, Fla., died Jan. 7, 2025. Ross was the former chairman and CEO of Alert Rental Software, Colorado Springs, Colo. After retiring from a career in the advertising field, Ross joined Alert as CEO in 2005 and led the company for 11 years alongside his brother …
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President Trump pauses most tariffs for 90 days, increases tariffs on Chinese imports

April 10, 2025  |  Industry News, News

President Donald Trump has announced further changes to the April 2 executive order imposing multiple country-specific tariffs. The president has suspended most tariffs for 90 days, with country-specific tariffs (detailed in Annex I) now effective July 9, 2025. Countries included in Annex I are curr…
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Tariffs on imports to the U.S. begin, affecting multiple countries

April 9, 2025  |  Industry News, News

Country-specific tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in an April 2 executive order are now in effect. The president declared a national emergency in the executive order as a result of “large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits,” which included a reciprocal tariff policy…
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