Respect Your Universe Inc. shareholders approved a stock option grant to President and Chairman Marcello Leone and approved a plan to change RYU's corporate jurisdiction from Nevada to the Province of British Columbia…
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ACE Finds Activity Trackers Stuggle to Measure Complex Movements
An American Council on Exercise (ACE) study of five popular activity trackers has determined that they were ineffective at tracking steps for exercises involving complex movements such as sports, weight lifting or cross training…
Strava Names Chief Marketing Officer
Strava, the fitness tracking site that raised $18.5 million in private equity last fall, has named Erik Joule as chief marketing and commerce officer…
American Hiking Society Lauds Obama Budget
American Hiking Society applauded the Obama Administration’s recently released budget’s strong support for the public lands where Americans love to hike and backpack…
Fischer Sports Names Reeder as National Sales Manager
Fischer Sports U.S.A. has hired Steve Reeder as national sales manager for Nordic Skiing. Reeder, a long time New England sales representative with Fischer will start in his new position beginning April 1st, 2015…
Obama Budget Calls for Major Investments in National Park System
The Obama Administration 2016 budget proposal submitted Monday would rectify years of chronic underfunding at the National Park System by allocating…
Obama Budget Again Seeks Full Funding for LandWCF
The Trust for Public Land praised the Obama administration proposal to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million – a goal long sought but never fulfilled by Outdoor Industry Association…
ISPO Beijing Attendance Up Slightly
Messe München GmbH said 29,948 attended ISPO Beijing from Jan. 28-31, up slightly from last year…
OBIT: OutDoor Show Co-Founder Knut Jaeger
Knut Jaeger, who helped establish the OutDoor Friedrichshafen and Outdoor Asia trade shows, died from heart failure Jan. 30 shortly after attending the rival ISPO Beijing show…
Sports Specialists Ltd. Elects Board Officers
Sports Specialists Ltd.'s board of directors elected Marsha Mather of Laacke & Joys in Wisconsin as its chairwoman, marking the first time it has elected a female to the position in its 44-year history…
Fox Factory to Create Automotive Center of Excellence in California
Fox Factory Holding Corp. plans to create an Automotive Ride Dynamics Center of Excellence at its El Cajon, CA facility using a California Competes Tax Credit awarded in January…
G3 Names 2015 Marketing Partners
G3, which manufactures backcountry skis, splitboards, bindings and ski accessories, has partnered for 2015 with guide associations, lodge operations, events and snow safety organizations that are committed to helping people enjoy backcountry mountain expe
Norway’s Active Brands Locating NA HQ in Denver
Active Brands AS of Norway is opening its North American headquarters in Denver, according to a report by the Denver Business Journal…
TJX Companies Adds Former Raytheon CEO to Board
The TJX Companies Inc. elected William H. Swanson to its board of directors, saying the former Raytheon Co. chairman and CEO would add valuable international experience as it continues to expand its off-price retail operations abroad…
USA Cycling Hires Korn Ferry to Find Next CEO
USA Cycling, the national sanctioning body for cycling competition, has retained the executive recruitment firm Korn Ferry to assist in the search for a new CEO to succeed Steve Johnson, who announced last month that he will step down from his post this f
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