Three niche textile manufacturers hit their stride, set their sights on expanded growth

March 4, 2019

Flowfold, known for its durable, lightweight wallets and other outdoor gear made out of composite materials, was founded in 2010 by Charles Friedman (left) and Devin McNeill (not pictured), childhood pals who were also at University of Maine together. James Morin (right) has since joined the company.

(Reprint from Mainebiz 3/4/2019) – “These walls, if they could talk,” Whitney Reynolds says at Westbrook’s renovated Dana Warp Mill building that’s home to American Roots, the blanket and apparel maker she and husband Ben Waxman founded in 2015. Read more here.