As part of its centennial celebration this year, Boy Scouts of America has launched “Adventure Base 100,” a 10,000-square-foot interactive campus featuring immersive and exciting Scout-related experiences that will travel to 40 major markets..
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ConservationNEXT Project Slated for Berkley Later this Month
ConservationNEXT, a program of The Conservation Alliance, will resume its Backyard Collectives series of stewardship events on Friday, Feb. 26 at East Bay State Park in Berkeley, Calif. Companies sponsoring the event include The North Face, Camelbak, Moun
Christy Sports Expands Door-to-Door Delivery Beyond Rentals
Christy Sports, which operates more than 40 stores in Colorado and Utah, said it has expanded its ski and snowboard rental delivery service, Door 2 Door (D2D), to include retail purchases. That means customers can now order merchandise online and have it
YAKTRAX Equips Olympians in Vancouver
YAKTRAX is again outfitting sponsored athletes, journalists and staff with its popular shoe and boot traction device to help keep them safe on the snow and ice at the Winter Games of the 29th Olympics in Vancouver…
GSI Commerce Raises 2010 Earnings Guidance on 9.9% Q4 Sales Gain
GSI Commerce Inc. reported income from operations rose 10.5% to $47 million on a 9.9% increase in net revenues to $430.2 million in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 1. The company, which provides e-commerce, marketing and fulfillment services to national ret
Ruling Could Expose N.C.A.A. Licensing Agreements to Public Scrutiny
A ruling made by a district court judge in San Francisco could open up N.C.A.A. licensing contracts to public scrutiny, The New York Times reported. In a ruling Monday, a judged denied the N.C.A.A.’s motion to dismiss a class-action anti-trust lawsu
New FlyFishing Show Advertises Lower Exhibitor Rates
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association will charge exhibitors leasing inline booths at the 2010 International Fly Tackle Dealer Show 18% less than FlyFishing Retailer, according to copies of the show contract released by the trade association last wee
REI Appoints Prominent Physican to Board
REI appointed Stephen Lockhart, M.D., Ph.D., to fill an open position on the company’s board of directors. Lockhart is chairman of the board of directors of NatureBridge, an organization that provides environmental science education to 40,000 young
200 Turn Out to Protest State Park Closings in Arizona
Approximately 200 people showed up at the state capitol in Phoenix, AZ Monday to protest the closing of 13 state parks by the end of June, according to abc15.com, the website for the local ABC affiliate…
Intrawest to Sell Florida Resort
Intrawest, which is scrambling to help its parent company raise cash to avoid default on $1.7 billion in debt, said it reached an agreement to sell another of its resorts…
Sierra Designs’ New Collateral Reinforces ‘Pinnacle Brand’ Image
Sierra Designs launched a fully redesigned and upgraded website, new product packaging and refined marketing materials to bolster its positioning as a pinnacle brand…
European Outdoor Group Restructures Board
Members of the European Outdoor Group (EOG), which has played a lead role in opposing EU duties on imports of Asian footwear, elected Monday a new president and agreed to restructure their board to better represent the growing diversity of the industry. A
Cascade Designs Donates Gear to Haiti Relief Effort
Cascade Designs has donated over $100,000 retail value worth of Therm-a-Rest mattresses, MSR group shelters and Platypus collapsible water reservoirs to Operation USA in support of their aid to people affected by the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti…
Chaos Names Sam Adams Rep of 2009
Chaos Headwear announced Sam Adams of Western States Sales Marketing, (WA, OR, UT, NV, MT) the “Rep of the Year Award…
Johnson Outdoors Cuts Q1 Loss on 1% Sales Gain
Johnson Outdoor Inc. cut its losses from continuing operations by more than a third in the first quarter ended Jan. 1 on a 1% rise in net sales due to favorable currency trends. The company said declining military sales drove down its Outdoor Gear sales b
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