Black Diamond Equipment has agreed to add up to 160 jobs and invest $7.7 million at its Utah manufacturing operations over the next seven years in exchange for state tax rebates of…
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RECALL: 12,000 Zipp 88 Bicycle Wheel Hubs
SRAM recalled about 12,000 Zipp 88 bicycle wheel hubs because the hub flange ring on the front hub can fail. The company said it know of two incidents in which riders were injured…
RECALL: 1,450 Scott Vanish Evo Bike Helmets
Scott USA Inc. of Salt Lake City has recalled about 1,450 Vanish Evo Bicycle Helmets because they do not comply with the impact requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC to Host First Gear Fest in Asheville
Outdoor Gear Builders of Western North Carolina (WNC) has scheduled its inaugural Get in Gear Fest for March in Asheville, NC…
Port Congestion Costs Millions in Sales and Jobs Could be Next
Two sporting goods companies warned their U.S. Senators last week they may have to cut back hours or lay off employees if management and labor can't find a way to speed up shipments through West Coast ports…
Cascade Designs Relocating 100 Jobs to Reno to Lower Costs
Cascade Designs Inc. will move 100 distribution and low- end manufacturing jobs from Seattle to Reno, NV later this year in a bid to accommodate growth and avoid a more than $1 million hit under Seattle's new minimum wage ordinance…
Vista Outdoor Shares Close up 8 Percent in First Week of Trading
Share prices in the U.S. sporting goods industry's newest publicly traded outdoor products company – Vista Outdoor Inc. – closed up nearly 8 percent in their first week of trading on the New York Stock Exchange…
Thule Turns in First Earnings Report Since November IPO
In its first earnings report since going public last fall, Thule Group AG reported sales from continuing operations grew 5.6 percent to SEK976 million ($131 mm) during the fourth quarter despite a sharp drop in snow chain sales in Europe…
Jarden Outdoor Reports 4.6 Organic Growth in Q4
Jarden Outdoor Solutions, which owns Coleman, Marmot, Rawlings and two dozen other brands in the fishing, outdoor and athletic space, moved solidly into the black in the fourth quarter on 4.6 percent organic sales growth and better margins…
Columbia Turns in Blockbuster Fourth Quarter
Columbia Sportswear turned in a stellar performance in the fourth quarter thanks to strong organic growth in the United States. Sales of Columbia-branded products grew by $100 million, while sales of Sorel footwear grew nearly 40 percent. Two thirds of th
Shimano Rode Resurgent Bike Market, Weak Yen in 2014
Shimano Corp. of Japan reported net sales increased 22.2 percent in 2014 thanks to a resurgent bicycle business, while profits grew twice as fast thanks to a weak yen…
Long Snowmelt Boosted Colorado Rafting Industry in 2014
Colorado River Outfitters Association’s (CROA) reports that the state's whitewater rafting industry posted an 8.1 percent increase in user days last year compared with 2013…
Cascade Designs to Relocate 100 Jobs to Reno
Cascade Designs will move 100 jobs to a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Reno, NV beginning later this year in a bid to accommodate growth at lower costs, the company confirmed Thursday…
Chums Fills Product Development Position
Chums has added Tiffany Berger to its product development team in Sun Valley, ID, where she will oversee research, strategy and execution of new and existing Chums product line introductions…
Industry Honors Two For Work on Chemicals Management Work
The Outdoor Industry Association Sustainability Working Group (OIA SWG) honored Todd Copeland of Patagonia and Jason Duncan of Outdoor Research for their individual dedication to the outdoor industry’s chemicals management efforts…
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