Osprey Packs Inc. said its new distribution center is set to open in Ogden, Utah later this month. While Osprey company headquarters, which includes sales, customer service, marketing, finance, quality assurance, and other core functions, will remain in C
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Travel and Tourism Spending Outpaced GDP Growth in Q4
Real spending on travel and tourism grew more than twice as fast as real gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter, according to government estimates…
Blue Lizard Named Official Sunscreen of MLB’s Cubs and Yankees
Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen has partnered with the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees to fight skin cancer as the teams official sunscreen…
LEVA Honors Bosch EBike’s North American Executive
The Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) presented Bosch eBike Systems North America's Claudia Wasko with its Cross Cultural Leader award March 19 for her work establishing e-bikes in North America…
Leatherman Appoints Bobbie Parisi VP of Marketing
Leatherman Tool Group Inc. appointed Bobbie Parisi vice president of marketing for Leatherman, where she will head up marketing, product development and global brand strategy…
Quiksilver Halved Operating Losses in Americas in Fiscal First Quarter
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Outsiders Ball Proceeds Got 25,000 Active Outdoors
The $300,000 raised by the 2014 Outsiders Ball paid for projects that engaged more than 25,000 Americans across the United States in outdoor activities, according to…
Get in Gear Set for Asheville This Saturday
The Outdoor Gear Builders of Western North Carolina (WNC) will hold its inaugural Get in Gear Fest this weekend at a park that has twice hosted industry-sponsored park clean up events…
ASI Acquires Phat Cycles and Sterling
Advanced Sports International (ASI) has acquired Phat Cycles, the California-based beach cruiser brand. The purchase also includes the Sterling bicycles brand…
Garmin to Equip Red Bull X-Alps Race Athletes
Garmin International Inc. will provide its Virb action cameras, Fenix GPS watches and GPS handhelds to athletes competing in the Red Bull X-Alps adventure race this summer…
Esquif Canoes Ceases Operations
Premier whitewater canoe maker Esquif Canoes Inc. sold its assets and closed its doors March 16.
Spalding Named AAU’s Official Ball Provider
Spalding and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced a multi-year partnership designating the company as the official provider of balls for AAU basketball, baseball, football and softball, including championship play…
Goal Zero Targets Tent, Backpack and Other Gear Makers
Goal Zero launched its Solar Ready collaboration program designed to give brands the ability to integrate its line of solar powered power devices into tents, backpacks and other outdoor products…
High Sierra Among Samsonite’s Fastest Growing Brands
Samsonite International S.A. reported that 24.9 percent currency-neutral growth at High Sierra, and the acquisition of Gregory Mountain Products, helped fuel a 25.1 percent increase in sales in its casual product category in 2014…
Diamondback Adds Triathlete to Team Roster
Diamondback Bicycles, which introduced its first tribike this season as part of its broader assault on the independent bicycle dealer channel, has added up and coming triathlete Rachel McBride to its athlete roster for 2015…
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