Since around 2000, the company is owned and chaired by Steve Schlecht – who worked to expand the uniqueness of Duluth Trading. In 2000 it was sold again, this time to Gempler's, and moved its headquarters to Belleville, Wisconsin.

Duluth Trading is committed to introducing new generations and new audiences to living on terms that are their own. We strive to minimize our impact on mother earth. With sustainably made products, building with long-lasting durability in mind, and eco-friendly packaging, we work to help do our part.

Bob & Dave Fierek Duluth Trading Company

Actor Billy Crudup Fun Fact: Actor Billy Crudup was the voice behind the famous Mastercard 'Priceless' campaign from 1998-2005. In 1874, the batter's box in professional baseball is officially adopted. In 1933, the film King Kong premieres in New York. In 1951, the first NBA all-star game happens in Boston.

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The former industrial town in Minnesota is coming to terms with its status as a refuge for people moving from across the country because of climate change. Debra Kamin traveled to Duluth, Minn., encountering January temperatures and icy roads, to report this story.

Duluth Pack is older than penicillin and sliced bread – making it the oldest canvas and leather bag and pack manufacturer in the United States of America. The company is resilient and has endured. Only, proudly, and continuously made in Duluth, MN, USA since 1882.

Your vision statement is a motivating factor for your customers and employees. The best statements inspire people and make them identify with your vision statement as if it were their own. That way your customers and employees become your allies in helping you achieve that dream.

A vision is where the company is going. It's what the future looks like if goals and intentions are accomplished and laid out to be the driving force of how the company defines success. It is usually created by the executives who then use it to help the team get excited about where they are going.

Named “Duluth” in 1856, the city's name recognizes Frenchman Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, who came in 1679 to set up fur trade routes. Duluth had a shaky start: an 1857 economic crash and an 1859 scarlet fever epidemic.

The lynchings On June 15, 1920, police arrest several young Black men accused of raping a white woman. That evening, three of them – Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie – are taken from jail by a mob and lynched.