R. B. Pamplin momentopname
Founded by a man of the cloth, R. B. Pamplin casts a wide net. The family-owned conglomerate, started in 1957 by ordained minister and company chairman and CEO Robert Pamplin Jr., has operations ranging from entertainment to retail stores to manufacturing interests (asphalt, concrete, and textiles). The company's Mount Vernon Mills is one of the top denim producers in the US. Pamplin's entertainment concerns include radio broadcasting, newspapers, and record labels in the northwestern US. Other units are as diverse as retail stores offering Christian products, to Columbia Empire Farms, which grows berries and grapes used in jams and wine that are then sold through its Your NorthWest stores.