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09.07.10
Rec Equipment Companies Find Stronger Demand
When Buck Knives moved from California nearly 5 1/2 years ago, the company took advantage of Idaho’s lower business costs and some incentives to build a highly specialized factory, where lean manufacturing processes have been in place from the outset, National Sales and Marketing Manager Bob George said.
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12.16.09
Buck Knives Bucks Trends
“The Buck knife saved my leg and maybe my life at least once when I carelessly caught a pant leg in the anchor winch.” So writes “Old Fool,” the retired aviator and mariner who writes a colorful blog on various and sundry things at www.oldfool.org. “I inherited an old Buck 119 from my grandfather and it saved him a few times in survival situations and myself as well,” declares another Internet testimonial.
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07.16.09
How Buck Knives Decided to Move HQ to Idaho
In late 2004, C.J. Buck made one of his toughest calls as CEO of knife-maker Buck Knives. He decided to relocate the company from San Diego, Calif., where it had been headquartered for 62 years, to Post Falls, Idaho. Big retail chains were pushing them to lower prices and reduce costs by outsourcing to Asia. Mr. Buck wanted to do as much manufacturing as possible on-site but worried his California headquarters put the firm at a cost disadvantage. Mr. Buck spoke with writer Dennis Nishi about his decision.
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