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Columbia Sportswear retail store in Hong Kong. The Columbia Sportswear Company is an American company that manufactures and distributes outerwear, sportswear, and footwear, as well as headgear, camping equipment, ski apparel, and outerwear accessories. It was founded in 1938 by Paul Lamfrom, the father of Gert Boyle.
In 1960, his mother designed the first fishing vest (his father was an avid fisherman) and the name of the company was changed to Columbia Sportswear. [7] Boyle was educated at Jesuit High School, in Beaverton, Oregon, just outside Portland, followed by the University of Oregon, where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1971. [8]
Mountain Hardwear was founded in 1993 in Richmond, California by a small group of former employees of Sierra Designs led by Jack Gilbert. Soon after, Mountain Hardwear's first sponsored athlete, Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen 8,000 meter peaks, helped develop several of the company's products. [1]
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In 2006, Montrail was acquired by Columbia Sportswear for a cash payment of $15 million plus the assumption of certain liabilities. [5] Columbia Sportwear had wanted to expand from selling winter coats and apparel. [6] Montrail's employees relocated to Portland within the year.
This is a list of companies based in Oregon.Oregon is the ninth largest by area and the 27th most populous of the 50 United States.The gross domestic product (GDP) of Oregon in 2010 was $168.6 billion; it is the United States's 26th wealthiest state by GDP.
Sports kit manufacturers Manufacturer Country Founded Founder(s) Key people Products Headquarters Total assets Website Adidas: Germany: 18 August 1949
Gertrude Boyle (née Lamfrom; March 6, 1924 – November 3, 2019) was a German-born American businesswoman in the U.S. state of Oregon.After her family fled Nazi Germany, her father founded the business that became Columbia Sportswear, where in 1970, she became company president.