New Factory in Old Town
12 Nov
Old Town Canoes & Kayaks, a storied name in North American canoe-building, has moved its operation into a single new factory, Johnson Outdoors, Old Town’s parent company, has announced.
Previously, Old Town built boats in two facilities in Old Town, Maine, work which will now be carried out in a new 136,000 square-foot facility. In addition, a Johnson kayak-building unit — the makers of the Necky and Ocean Kayak brands — will move to the new Old Town facility as well.
Old Town, Maine, a hub of canoe and boat-building since the late 19th-Century, is now firmly established as Johnson Outdoors’ watercraft base. The move results in the additional of 48 new employees in Old Town, although 90 workers lost jobs in the closure of the kayak-building facility in Washington.
The Bangor Daily News has more on the story. HERE. The Business Journal of Milwaukee has business details of the story, HERE.
