For 25 years, Uniform Gear paid rent on the Northeast Philadelphia building it now finally owns, reports PIDC.
The family-owned business got its start in 2001, when Philadelphia police officer James Weldon Jr. began selling shoes and accessories out of his garage and truck.
What started as a side hustle grew into a full-scale supplier of uniforms and gear for law enforcement officers, first responders, transportation workers, and other public-service employees, eventually expanding into a three-location company…