Portland Garment Factory, a full-service soft goods manufacturer, has been a longtime partner with Nike, but their latest collaboration offered them a unique opportunity: Making tracksuits for the cast of "Ted Lasso" to wear to PEOPLE's Post Screen Actors Guild Awards Gala in February.
A person was arrested Wednesday and faces arson charges. Nearly 100 firefighters from around the city put out the fire on April 19 in the Montavilla neighborhood
Officials Say Fire at Oregon Textile Manufacturer Was Arson April 26, 2021
A large fire that gutted a Southeast Portland, Ore., textile manufacturing last week was arson, according to fire officials.
Portland Fire & Rescue said in a statement that a security camera recorded someone starting the fire in a nearby dumpster, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. That fire spread up an exterior wall and into the building which housed the Portland Garment Factory.
First reports of a blaze came in at about 3:30 a.m. Monday. Firefighters went inside to fight the fire, but had to leave when the roof showed signs of instability.
Supporters had raised nearly $100,000 just days after a three-alarm fire gutted the Southeast Portland business. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 11:19 PM PDT April 23, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. It s been a long and devastating week for one Portland business. Fire destroyed Portland Garment Factory on Southeast 79th and Stark early Monday morning. Investigators ruled it arson.
Located in the Montavilla neighborhood, Portland Garment Factory produces clothing and soft goods. Just two days before the fire, owner Britt Howard said she had been feeling extremely positive about work and the future of her business.
“I went home to my husband on Friday and said, ‘I m feeling so creative and alive and actually proud of myself,” recalled Howard. “‘Something is happening. Something is about to change.’ I actually said those words.”