About Columbia Sportswear
Headquartered in Portland, Ore., Columbia Sportswear is an apparel company primarily known for its outerwear. In addition to the Columbia label, the company also manufactures the Mountain Hardwear, Sorel, Montrail and Pacific Trail brands. Does this Spark an idea?
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History
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Columbia Sportswear began in 1938 as the Columbia Hat Company and produced only headwear until 1960, when the company unveiled its first fishing vest. In 1982, the company debuted its first parka, and its complete line of sportswear premiered in 1985.
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As of Dec. 31, 2008, Columbia Sportswear employed 3,163 people, according to the company's website. More than 1,700 of these jobs were in the United States.
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Columbua Sportswear sells jackets, coats, shirts, pants and footwear for men, women, children, toddlers and infants. The company also produces backpacks, hats, gloves and scarves for children and adults.
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Describing itself as an outdoors company, performance outerwear for outdoors enthusiasts has always been a focus of Columbia Sportswear. Among the company's innovations are fabric treatments that protect wearers against water, UV rays and mud as well as fabrics meant to keep athletes cool in very hot weather by promoting the evaporation of sweat.
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In addition to its outlets throughout the country, Columbia Sportswear operates four stores: two in Portland, one in Bloomington, Minn., and one in Seattle, Wash. Columbia's products are also available at department and sporting-goods stores in the United States and in 30 foreign countries.
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