Keen Closes Portland Factory, Moves Production to Kentucky

Portland footwear company moves facility out of state

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland-based footwear company Keen has moved its manufacturing facility out of the Rose City, the company says. According to the footwear company, Keen’s transition from its Portland facility was completed in April as part of a “planned shift” to its new U.S. factory in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, which will be fully operational by June. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, Keen planned the move “long before,” Presiden…

Keen closes Portland factory, moves production to Kentucky

Keen made utility-focused footwear as part of its American Built line in the Portland factory, and the Kentucky facility makes similar products.

Keen quietly closed its Portland factory

The Portland company will open a larger factory in Kentucky.

Apparel giant NEXT closes Katunayake production plant

Longstanding apparel manufacturer and buyer NEXT has announced the closure of its Katunayake production unit with immediate effect citing high operating cost. The closure will result in 1,416 redundancies overall. Despite shutting down the plant at Katunayake Export Processing Zone, NEXT will continue operations at two of its other plants in Andigama and Nawgaththegama. The embellishment and product development plants, which are also based in th