The KEEN Blog http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog Get the beta on KEEN Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:05:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Rails-To-Trails Kiwi-style: KEEN Fan And His Newports Cycling in New Zealand http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/rails-to-trails-kiwi-style-keen-fan-and-his-newports-cycling-in-new-zealand/ http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/rails-to-trails-kiwi-style-keen-fan-and-his-newports-cycling-in-new-zealand/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:53:58 +0000 Chris http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog/?p=8576 Darren S. shared this picture with us on Facebook.  He took the picture “this week on the Otago Central Rail Trail in New Zealand.”  It’s 150km rails-to-trails project between Middlemarch and Clyde.

Darren Sinn Riding teh Otago Trail in New Zealand

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]]> http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/keen-works-boots-for-the-carpenter-popular-mechanics-features-keen-tacoma/feed/ 0 Did You Hear The Ocean Calling? KEEN Ambassador Bruckner Chase Swims Across Monterrey Bay to Inspire Others http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/did-you-hear-the-ocean-calling-keen-ambassador-bruckner-chase-inspired-to-swim-across-monterrey-bay-to-inspire-others/ http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/did-you-hear-the-ocean-calling-keen-ambassador-bruckner-chase-inspired-to-swim-across-monterrey-bay-to-inspire-others/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:42:35 +0000 Chris http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog/?p=8559 Just what did KEEN Ambassador Bruckner Chase do?  Watch this short video and find out…

Learn more about the KEEN Ambassador program here.

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]]> http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/some-companies-weigh-reshoring-strategy-keen-features-on-kgw-channel-8/feed/ 2 Keep Your Feet Toasty Warm and Comfortable with Howser http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/keep-your-feet-toasty-warm-and-comfortable-with-howser/ http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/keep-your-feet-toasty-warm-and-comfortable-with-howser/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:39 +0000 Chris http://www.keenfootwear.com/blog/?p=8548 “KEEN has been on a roll lately. Every pair of shoes or boots I’ve tested, I’ve loved. The Wool Howser is no exception. Intended to be a slipper, I’ve taken to wearing it to work on a semi-regular basis. The Wool Howser is comfortable slip on shoe, and offers just the right amount of warmth. Your feet won’t be sweating but they won’t be freezing either. I love them! The elastic side panels allow for easy entry into the shoes. I have mid-height arches and the Howsers fit fine and are easy to slip on and off. ” – by Claire of Gear.com, Keen Howser Wool Slipper

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Tom Fitzgerald (left) and Shawn Dietel (center) look on as Richard Dietel operates a machine at KEEN’s shoe factory in Portland, Ore. The 15,000-square-foot facility houses two production lines.

“The American economy lost more than 5,000 jobs to offshore outsourcing in 2010, and in Tuesday’s State of the Union address President Obama made it clear that he wants them back  James Curleigh, CEO of the Portland, Ore.-based footwear company Keen, knows exactly what Obama is talking about. In 2010, Curleigh opened a workboot factory in Portland; today it employs 30 people. Keen still produces most of its shoes in Asia, but Curleigh says starting to manufacture in the U.S. was a big step.”

Click here to listen to the interview on NPR’s All Things Considered.

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Recess at KEEN Japan Office

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