When most American workwear companies sent production overseas at the turn of the century, LC King kept things going at its iconic factory in Bristol, Tenn. And as owner and operations manager Jack King — the great-grandson of company founder Landon Clayton King — explains, LC King's decision helped support other manufacturers around the country, too. But can LC King continue to compete in the face of unfair foreign competition?
When most American workwear companies sent production overseas at the turn of the century, LC King kept things going at its iconic factory in Bristol, Tenn. And as owner and operations manager Jack King — the great-grandson of company founder Landon Clayton King — explains, LC King's decision helped support other manufacturers around the country, too. But can LC King continue to compete in the face of unfair foreign competition?