NJBIZ Conversations: Mitch Cahn - NJBIZ

Jeffrey Kanige//October 30, 2023//

Jeffrey Kanige//October 30, 2023//

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Everyone knows that it is impossible to run a thriving manufacturing company in New Jersey. Right? And with union workers? Dream on.

Well, Mitch Cahn, the founder and president of Newark-based apparel maker Unionwear, will beg to differ.

Unionwear’s customers include the U.S. Army, Marines, Coast Guard and Air Force, along with presidential campaigns and big companies – like Budweiser brewer AB InBev and Chevrolet builder General Motors – that use Made in America as a selling point for their own products.

While Cahn acknowledges that the costs of doing business in New Jersey can be onerous, he has a nuanced view of the challenges he faces and the advantages the state has to offer. In this edition of NJBIZ Conversations, Cahn talks about the company, its plan for growth and what it’s like running a union manufacturing shop in the Garden state.

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