Keen triples production at Swan Island factory


Keen Inc., a footwear retailer, will make 300,000 shoes this year at its Portland shoe factory.

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Keen Inc., a footwear retailer, will make 300,000 shoes this year at its Portland shoe factory.

Since starting production on Swan Island in early 2011, Keen has since expanded from making a simple utility boot to manufacturing everything from steel-toe construction boots to casual shoes and sandals. Factory employment is up to 80.

Keen is part of a larger trend of bringing shoe manufacturing back to the United States.

Read more at Portland Business Journal