http://gearjunkie.com/nw-alpine-mountaineering-clothes
ill put this here since "buy local" is more a philosophy on BPL …
Back in 2008 when the economy was tanking, I thought I should learn what was going on and how the economy was working. I had no background in business,” Amos said.
After a lot of study, he devised a plan to start the company.
“I believe that the only way we would have a real recovery in our country is if we started making things here again and I wanted to start a business that supported local manufacturing. There are obviously not very many companies that make apparel in the U.S. but I think there are a lot of people who will support it,” he said.
Just two years in his plan seems to have some validity with steadily increasing revenue and production.
“We’re already running into growing pain issues,” Amos said, adding he expects to produce at least 2,000 pieces this year. “We don’t want to grow too fast and are happy with the trajectory that we’re on.”
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