Indie Source is a

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manufacturer based in

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that provides development and manufacturing services to

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and

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. The company was founded in 2012 by Zack Hurley and Jesse Dombrowiak and has 20 employees.

History

Indie Source was featured in episode 8 of 2016

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series Music Moguls.

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visits Indie Source to work on his clothing line, Poppington Clothing. Hurley and Dombrowiak were featured in

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in Manufacturing in 2018. Hurley and Dombrowiak were featured in Apparel Magazine's Top Under-30 Elite in 2018.

Corporate Culture

Made-in-USA

Indie Source is an advocate for Made-in-USA manufacturing. In 2017, after the closing of

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and dismissal of 2,400 employees, Hurley was quoted by the

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that there "needs to be a call to action. We can definitely take strides in hiring dozens, but to get to thousands there has to be an actual shift in thinking."

References

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External links

Official website
Clothing manufacturers Manufacturing companies based in Los Angeles Manufacturing companies established in 2012