market. Please visit MATIC's Web site for more information:
http://www.
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Mr.S. free trade agreement with a developing country to date" by the Office of
the United States Trade Representative, eliminates tariffs on 95 percent of
all bilateral trade between the United States and Morocco.S.
Following the luncheon, Ambassador Mekouar met with students from the
Middle-East North-Africa (MENA) Club.S.moroccousafta .

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S. goods produced in Morocco and sold in Europe. businesses about the FTA, encourage investment and increase
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Research and Markets: Extensive Analysis of Footwear Manufacturing in the US

"It is important that this action was initiated by our employees
in one of our Dallas facilities," said Steve O'Hara, Angelica's
President and Chief Executive Officer .
Ambassador Mekouar presented the details of the Free Trade Agreement and
potential benefits for Boston -- including increased trade and investment
opportunities, as well as job generation and closer ties between Boston and
Morocco.S.

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The luncheon and presentation by Ambassador Mekouar was hosted by Harvard
Business School professor and Honorary Consul General of Morocco for New
England, John Quelch .
"Moroccan-U. trade is poised for a significant boost with this
agreement," said Ted Smith , an economist who brings more than 30 years of
international business experience to his role as MATIC 's managing director.
MATIC's U.

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DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
( http://www. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates
and an analysis of the industry key players and their market shares. A substantial number of the employees
currently represented by the union at the facility signed the
petition. "As in all of our plants across
the country, we support and defend the right of our employees to
determine for themselves in a secret ballot election conducted by the
NLRB, whether or not they wish to have a union. healthcare market.S.

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LOUIS- ---Angelica Corporation
(NYSE:AGL), a leading provider of healthcare linen management
services , announced today that employees at its Yorktown Street
facility in Dallas filed a petition with the National Labor Relations
Board (NLRB) seeking to decertify the incumbent union, UNITE HERE as
their bargaining representative. O'Hara continued, "For the last 15 months UNITE HERE has
conducted a corporate campaign against Angelica, maligning Angelica to
our employees, customers, shareholders, and anyone else who would
listen."
Angelica Corporation, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol AGL, is a leading provider of textile rental and linen
management services to the U.

Moroccan Ambassador at Harvard Business School to Discuss Recently Finalized U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement

Boston is positioned to be a prime hub for U. office is located at 1101 Vermont Ave. NW, in Washington,
D.

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This report covers the scope, size,
disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and
success factors.S.
MATIC, which has charter members that include companies, trade
associations and firms from both Morocco and the United States will be
sponsoring and organizing numerous activities across the United States during
the coming year to foster trans -Atlantic trade.

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"Bilateral trade in goods and services exceeded more than $1 billion in 2003,
and there are few obstacles to double-digit growth every year this decade. Morocco is also a popular destination for U.

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researchandmarkets. As a result, a hearing has been scheduled by the NLRB for
March 31, 2005 , that is expected to lead to a vote of all employees
covered by the collective bargaining agreement at the facility to
determine if UNITE HERE will continue to represent them. We believe this petition shows UNITE HERE that Angelica
employees want a free and unforced choice regarding representation
rights and that workers in plants already represented by UNITE HERE do
not wish to be pawns in the union's attempt to organize workers in
other plants who may not wish to be organized.

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The Free Trade Agreement, deemed the "best market access package of any
U . states to export more than $2 million in
goods to Morocco in 2003. firms,
including CMS Energy , Dell, Delphi, Oracle and Pfizer, have made significant
investments in Morocco.com.

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ST.S. filmmakers who are
attracted by its great natural beauty , varied terrain and established movie-
making support services.S.

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researchandmarkets. "I look forward to forging a close
relationship with this innovative city. When the agreement becomes active in March, Boston
will be able to export most goods tariff free.moroccanamericantrade.

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While the union 's goal has been to organize workers at
Angelica's 10 non-union facilities, many of the union's campaign
tactics have targeted the Company's other 23 plants that are already
unionized.angelica.-Morocco trade;
Massachusetts was one of 24 U. Today, Morocco is an important ally on the
War on Terror and was just elevated to the coveted major non-NATO ally status.

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More information
about Angelica is available on its website, www. Boston Second Stop on Nationwide
Effort to Promote Agreement

BOSTON, The Moroccan Ambassador to the United
States, Aziz Mekouar, met today with Boston business leaders at the Harvard
Business School Faculty Club to discuss opportunities resulting from the U.
"Boston is a city with a rich past, but it is also a city looking ahead to
tomorrow, as an emerging leader in consumer, banking and high-tech
industries," said Ambassador Mekouar. Because of
Morocco's agreement with the European Union , tariff reductions will apply to
U.

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This includes footwear for
men, women and children including the categories of protective footwear and
rubber, plastic and fabric products.

Angelica Workers in Dallas File Petition to Decertify Union

The Free Trade Agreement marked the latest illustration of the historic
partnership between Morocco and the United States that has existed for more
than 217 years; Morocco was the first country to formally recognize the
fledgling United States in 1777 .
Ambassador Mekouar's stop in Boston is part of an aggressive effort to
educate U.-based trade association. Long-admired for its spectacular tourism venues,
competitive textile industry, skilled workforce and access to European,
African and Middle Eastern markets, Morocco is a highly advantageous site for
American companies.

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The contents of this report are as follows:

INDUSTRY DEFINITION
Industry Definition
List of Activities
Similar Industries
Other Related Industries

KEY STATISTICS
Current Prices Table
Constant Prices Table (applicable deflator applied)
Real Growth Table
Ratio Table
Statistics Available: Revenue, Industry Gross Product, Enterprises,
Establishments, Employment, Imports, Exports , Assets, Total Wages, Domestic
Demand

MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
Market Size
Linkages
Downstream Industries
Upstream Industries
Demand Determinants
Domestic and International Markets
Basis of Competition
Life Cycle

SEGMENTATION
Products and Service Segmentation
Major Market Segments
Industry Concentration
Geographic Spread

INDUSTRY CONDITIONS
Barriers to Entry
Taxation
Industry Assistance
Regulation and Deregulation
Cost Structure
Capital and Labor Intensity
Technology and Systems
Industry Volatility
Globalization

PERFORMANCE
Current Performance Analysis with data series
Historical Performance Analysis

KEY COMPETITORS
Major Players Market Share
Player Performance Analysis

KEY FACTORS
Key Sensitivities
Key Success Factors

OUTLOOK
Industry Forecast Analysis with five year forecast data series

For more information visit
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Morocco Free Trade Agreement. Today's luncheon is a critical step
to that end . exports to Morocco include aircraft, cereals and machinery,
while Morocco ships foodstuffs, processed goods and textiles to the U.

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In January, the agreement passed its final
hurdle -- approval by the Moroccan Parliament.S. cities in the coming months,
is sponsored and organized by the Moroccan -American Trade + Investment Council
(MATIC), a U. Morocco Free Trade
Agreement Web site at http: //www.

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Fax: +353 1 4100 980

The tour, stopping in more than 10 U.