Keen Footwear quietly closed its Portland factory last month as it prepared to open a larger facility in Kentucky.

Between 2023 and 2024, The Outlet has added Lacoste, Palmetto Moon, and Keen Footwear to its shopping options and a Roman's Asian Kitchen to its dining options.

Keen moves its footwear production to Kentucky, offering Swan Island factory workers a chance to relocate, but keeps headquarters in Portland.

Keen made utility-focused footwear as part of its American Built line in the Portland factory, and the Kentucky facility makes similar products.

has quietly started assembling boots -- something American industry has largely relegated to Asia in recent decades. The Portland factory figures to make only a fraction of Keen's shoes and boots ...

Portland-based footwear company Keen has moved its manufacturing facility out of the Rose City, the company says.

Portland-based sustainable footwear maker Keen closed its Swan Island factory last month, the company told the Business Journal.