This article originally ran in St. Louis Business Journal on October 24, 2023.
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) toured the Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company Wednesday to learn more about their operation and their role in producing boots for the U.S. military.
Budzinski recently announced that a $7.8 million contract was awarded to the Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company for temperate weather combat boots that will be supplied to the U.S. Army for the next two years.
The Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company said it is the oldest manufacturer of boots for the U.S. Military, beginning with their first combat boot supply order during WWI.
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