town today, fashion and textile still being
the core skills of the city population, as maintained by the educational
system. Some of the larger private textile and fashion houses in Štip are:
Albatros, Beas-S, Kit–Go Teks, Gracija, Modena, Mavis, Maksima, LARS, Briteks,
Stipko, Stip-teks, Longurov, Vivendi, D&A, Amareta, Anateks, Angroteks,
EAM, Milano, Vabo, Zogori, Metro Premier, Tekstil Invest-Denim, Tekstil
Logistik and Eskada. Stip has four construction companies (among which the most
famous is Aktiva).