| Start Date | 2004-00-00 |
| Notes | 2004: Ross combines bankrupt Burlington Industries and Cone Mills, the leading supplier of Levi Strauss denim since the 19th century, to create International Textile Group. Ross benefits from a favorable tariff deal, this time for freer trade. As reported in a 2005 FORBES article, Ross lobbied for what became the Central American Free Trade Agreement, which cut 16 cents out of every dollar of apparel and textiles sent to the U.S. |