By Liza Casabona
...Labuda’s greatest strength was her commitment to communicating with the importing community, said Julia Hughes, president of the U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles & Apparel.
“Even if we didn’t necessarily agree with what she was saying, Janet did a fabulous job of meeting with industry in the U.S. and around the world, communicating the vision at Customs and what were the expectations for importers,” Hughes said...