Sustainability is nothing new at Milliken & Company. The business was green when green was just a color in the rainbow. Founded in 1865, the company had a recycling policy in place in the 1900s and has been reporting on water usage and waste for decades all the while advocating for worker safety.

On Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA’s downtown thoroughfare, there are plenty of reminders of the past. The right side of the street is lined with a small deli, a three-screen theater, and the 85-year old Theatre Pharmacy. It’s also the home of Michelson’s Shoes, a fourth-generation...

Amy Beck is starting to settle in. Beck, an outdoor industry veteran who took over the top spot at Bozeman, MT-based Oboz Footwear on April 1, is entering the summer show season with a mission.

We’ve now come to the realization that “this collective effort by the industry is essential for the changes we’re trying to achieve to take place, and at a scale that’s going to matter for us, the planet and society,” says Chemours’ Bob Buck.

It’s easy to be misled by the building and the capabilities inside Bixby International.Located in a quiet industrial park on the edge of marshland adjacent to the New England town of Newburyport, with wild turkeys, owls, and deer milling around the property, this fifth generation family business...

For Feetures, business is a family affair. And for 2020, the Hickory, NC-based sock brand is preparing for its newest frontier: Expanding its sock story in the independent shoe store channel in a significant way.