Major League Baseball has approved a padded cap designed to protect pitchers from potentially dangerous line drives…
Year: 2014
Oregon Tourism Commission Offers Business Incentives to Be Bike Friendly
Travel Oregon, the state’s official tourism booster, has created the first statewide Bike Friendly Business program in the nation to encourage businesses to cater to bicyclists…
Teton Gravity Research Hires Senior Sales Manager
Multimedia action sports lifestyle brand Teton Gravity Research (TGR) hired Lindsay Blue as senior sales manager and Jon Grinney as sales manager…
OSMO Nutrition Hires Senior Director of Sales
OSMO Nutrition, creators of the sports hydration and recovery products specifically optimized for male and female physiology, welcomed Reid Swanson as senior director of sales…
Ugg Debuting Mobile Pop-Up for Super Bowl
Ugg Australia, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, introduced its first mobile pop-up shop and a four-store ticket giveaway as part of Super Bowl festivities in New York…
Licensing Expo and MAGIC Market Week Announce Collaboration
Industry leading trade events, Licensing Expo and MAGIC Market Week announced a new collaboration to cross-promote attendance at their two complementary trade events in 2014…
HanesBrands Announces 50 Percent Hike Quarterly Dividend
HanesBrands, the parent of Champion and Gear for Sports, said its board of directors is raising the company’s dividend by 50 percent…
PrimaLoft’s Joe Rumiesz to Retire
PrimaLoft Inc. announced its Vice President of Operations Joe Rumiesz will retire March 2 after a 16-year career with the company…
Krueger and Sullivan to Lead Two Ten Foundation
Two Ten Footwear Foundation elected two new officers and six members to its 2014 – 2015 Board of Directors. Leading the new board will be Chairman Blake Krueger, chairman, CEO and president of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. and Vice-Chair Diane Sullivan, pres
ILO Pushes Cambodia to Investigate Deaths of Striking Garment Workers
The International Labor Organization The ILO urged the Cambodian government launch an independent inquiry into the the deaths, assaults and arrests of workers during a garment worker's strike earlier this month…
Three OIA Members Honored for Sustainability Work
The Outdoor Industry Association Sustainability Working Group (SWG) honored employees from Columbia Sportswear, Patagonia and Adidas for their dedication to the outdoor industry’s social responsibility efforts at Outdoor Retailer Winer Market last w
GE Capital Confirms $100M Billabong Loan
GE Capital confirmed it is administering a $100 million multi-currency revolving credit facility for Billabong International that closed in December…
Precision Shooting Equipment Adds New VP Sales and Marketing
Precision Shooting Equipment, Inc. (PSE) announced the promotion of Blake Shelby to the position of vice P\president of sales and marketing…
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increases Again
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had rebounded in December, increased again in January. The Index now stands at 80.7 (1985=100), up from 77.5 in December. The Present Situation Index increased to 79.1 from 75.3. The Expectations Index
Navico Acquires Contour Innovations
Navico Holding AS, the parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad and B&G brands, announced that it has acquired Contour Innovations…
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