Industry Roundup: Retrogression and North St. Bags grow and move, new wheels for Chris King, and more
Moving to bigger spaces is a good sign, but repeat break-ins are not.
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Business News Roundup: North St. Bags, Portland Design Works, Gracie’s Wrench
New products and saying goodbye to a beloved local bike business.
Coronavirus updates: North St. Bags making PPE, OBRA benefit jersey, Sarah’s latest plan
As Portland settles into life during a public health crisis, local businesses, organizations, and community leaders continue to step up and adapt. Here’s a roundup of local coronavirus-related news… North St. Bags Makes the Switch Portland-based bag maker North St. Bags has joined the list of local companies making personal protective equipment. The company has … Read more
North St. Bags wants your used panniers for their Back to School Bag Drive
Clean out your closet, get a deal on a new bag, and help people in need.
North St. Bags moving to larger location in Hawthorne District
The eight-year-old company needs more room.
Industry Ticker: New bikes from Islabikes, new bag from North St
New offerings from two great local companies.
Local company makes tote bag for front basket of Biketown bikes
It’s the “Townie Tote” and it’s the perfect complement to your bike share lifestyle.
Industry Ticker: New products from Portland Design Works and North St. Bags
Ride at night and carry your stuff in style with these new offerings.
Industry Ticker: North St Bags expands with new retail location and sales reps
There’s nothing we like better than seeing a Portland-born and raised company make it big. It seems like yesterday that Curtis Williams showed up at BikeCraft with some great bags and panniers. Since 2009 he’s built North St. Bags into a successful business that just keeps chugging along. Check out the press release below for … Read more
Industry Roundup: Ecospeed, Vanilla, Renovo, Circa, North St and some Zen
North St. Bags owner Curtis Williams hopes to take out a “community sourced to keep his expansion on track.(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) I’ve been gathering news tidbits about local bike companies for several weeks now and since today is National Manufacturing Day, I decided it was time to put it all together into a roundup. … Read more
Two years in, bike bag business blooms for ‘North St.’
Curtis Williams in the window of his new work and retail space on SE 23rd Ave.
Portlanders try new “Etsy for bikes” site to sell their wares
Screenshot of BikeCozy’s store on Pedalr. Pedalr, a new online shopping site launched in mid-September, features several Portland vendors. There are currently 9 sellers from Oregon and four from Portland. Pedalr co-founder James Hayden, says he and his team started the site because, “We felt that Craigslist and eBay weren’t cutting it for the biking … Read more
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