Company/Division name | Keen Footware |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 30 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2010 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | Both |
City reshored to: | Swan Island |
State(s) reshored to: | OR |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Apparel/Textiles |
Product(s) reshored | footware |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Freight cost, Intellectual property risk, Rising wages, Quality/rework/warranty |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Image/brand, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D) |