RED WING, Minn. — In the lining of Red Wing is the footwear industry. The city thrives on the industry with manufacturing leaders Red Wing Shoe Company and Riedell Skates remaining rooted in the city ...

Growing up, Allison Gettings never felt the pull to follow her father, grandfather and great-grandfather into the more than 100-year-old family business, Minnesota's Red Wing Shoe Co. That was OK: Her ...

Originally, the Red Wing Shoe styles 875 and 877 were used primarily by factory workers and managers as a work shoe which was comfortable but sturdy. Eventually, those factory managers began to desire ...