Made in America: Missouri hat company hopes to revive Kansas City's textile industry
The "World News Tonight" Made in America Christmas series continues with another small town triumph -- high quality hats from Missouri.
While the textile industry has largely been sent overseas, Sandlot Goods seeks to bring Kansas City back to its glory days as leader in the garment industry.
Every design, cut and stitch is crafted in Sandlot Good's Kansas City factory, which includes 45 workers and 10 new hires, all to fulfill the more than 115,000 hat orders that have been placed so far this year.
"Our specialty is twofold, manufacturing in the US and producing a high quality hat," Garret Prather, vice president for strategic partnerships at Sandlot Goods, said. "We make a ball cap worth passing down."
Baseball hats and caps are Sandlot Good's best-selling product, but they also make wallets, belts, coasters, tees and more.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Made in America spotlighted Shuffle Golf, from the company i-PlayLLC.
Shuffle Golf, invented by dad-daughter duo Danielle and Jeff Storey from Denver, Colorado, combines shuffleboard and golfing.
Four years later, the game's success has helped the company grow to hire new workers to help make the golf putting games in Calhoun, Georgia.
They've also donated over 100 games to the National Disabled Veterans Clinic across America -- VA hospitals in Michigan, West Virginia and Texas are all using Shuffle Golf in their clinics.
No matter the shape or size, gifts made in America are the perfect to place under the Christmas tree this year. And thanks to the Jonsteen Tree Company in McKinleyville, California, anyone can grow a Christmas tree in their backyard.
First featured on Made in America in 2017, Jonsteen Tree Company has hired six new workers since last year.
The Jonsteen Tree Company can ship Christmas Tree Kits so you can plant an evergreen tree and enjoy it for years to come.
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