Founded in 1897 in Seattle, Filson started as a clothing and blanket manufacturer that outfitted the type of men who were seeking their fortune during the Alaska Gold Rush—selling hard-wearing, ...
Filson, the 124-year-old Seattle-based maker of high-end outdoor workwear and other gear, has laid off dozens of local factory workers but rejected speculation that it planned to end manufacturing in ...
As companies chose to outsource labor overseas for a cheaper production cost, it's a rarity to see a company actually expand its domestic production. Filson has been making clothes in Seattle since ...
As U.S. politicians promise to rebuild American manufacturing with tariffs, the transformation of Filson, Seattle-born maker of rugged, high-end apparel, shows just how complicated that task could be.