Merger Of Awning Makers Ends Longstanding Rivalry

SEATTLE - Two companies that have been competing for nearly a century are merging.

The 97-year-old Puget Sound Tent & Awning Co. has acquired the 81-year-old Camp Lewis Tent & Awning in a cash deal. Both companies manufacture commercial and residential awnings, banners, signs, bags, tents, tarps and custom fabric products..

The purchase price was not disclosed. Most of Camp Lewis' 20 employees will be retained.