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Portland Business Journal: PFI buys new building, boosts local apparel industry

Posted on February 19, 2019 | by Sharon

Posted in Press, Sewing Wisdom, Sharon's Blog | Tagged Adidas, apparel, apparel business, apparel industry, columbia sportswear, Fashion, fashion business, matt kish, Nike, pbj, pfi, portland business journal, Portland Fashion Institute, Shibui Knits

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PFI expands: New building, new store now open
How to launch your fashion brand
Portland Fashion Institute
2111 NE 43rd Ave., Portland OR
Phone: (503) 927-5457
Email: info@pfi.edu

Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-9pm Sat 10am-5pm Sun Closed

1 block north of NE 43rd & Sandy BUS: #12 bus, MAX: 7 blocks from the Hollywood MAX station

PFI Supply
4225 NE Tillamook Portland OR
Phone: ‭(971) 801-6446‬
Email: store@pfisewing.com
https://pfisewing.com/

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