In 2002, Dustin Goss, just graduated from UW, launched POW (Prisoner of Winter) Gloves Inc., a small manufacturer of action-sport gloves. Six years later, sales are up and his business is getting a little love from the New York Times.

The "Fashion & Style" gear reviewers at the country's paper of record say the company's Pho-Tog Filmer glove is, at $45, one of the best multi-purpose gloves around. Here's an image of the glove, as well as the NYT's specific comments.

I profiled president and CEO Goss and his company in August 2007. Goss sent me an e-mail about his company's spotlight in the NYT. I asked him how he felt. Suffice it to say, Goss, who doesn't lack for energy, was ecstatic. Here are some of his comments:

"Business is super good. The planet is getting snow and our sales are through the roof. We are growing faster than ever and enjoying every minute of it.

"POW is proud and honored to receive the 'favorite' pick by the gear tester of the NY Times paper; as a small (Pacific Northwest) company we pride ourselves on functional mechanics and fashion-forward designs. For POW to grace the pages of this major publication amongst some of our biggest competitors ... we are, again, incredibly honored."