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Seattle, Wa – 06/12/13 – 130484 – For 116 years, outfitter and clothing manufacturer FILSON has called Seattle home. Today, 6/12/13, the company opened their 57,000 sq ft manufacturing and world headquarters building on 1st Ave. South in the SoDo district.

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Seattle, Wa – 06/12/13 – 130484 – For 116 years, outfitter and clothing manufacturer FILSON has called Seattle home. Today, 6/12/13, the company opened their 57,000 sq ft manufacturing and world headquarters building on 1st Ave. South in the SoDo district.

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