Bringing Toys Back to the States

Luke’s Toy Factory aims to bring manufacturing back to America, with toys produced with sustainable, safe practices.

June 25, 2018

Mackenna Moralez

Luke Barber wasn’t exactly sure what he was going to do after he graduated from college. With the gloom of the 2008 recession still hovering over the job market, his father, Jim Barber, suggested he play around on a software program he had recently puchased for his new startup, Luke’s Toy Factory.

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