Author: Charlie Lunan

SIA Sets Date for Winter Trails 2009

May 7, 2008 SGB Executive

The 14th Annual Winter Trails program, which provides an opportunity for those new to snow sports to try snowshoeing and cross country skiing free, has been scheduled for Jan. 10, 2009. The majority of participants in this year's event said it was th

Veltec Names Three New Managers

May 7, 2008 SGB Executive SGB Update

Veltec Sports has named new product planners for two of its lines and a new marketing manager to coordinate marketing of all of the product lines that Veltec market’s in North America, which include Sidi, Colnago, Descente, SheBeest, Enervit, and Vredeste

KJUS Ski Brand Orders up 40% for Next Winter

May 6, 2008 SGB Update

LK International AG of Switzerland said worldwide net orders for the 08/09 winter collection of its KJUS Skiwear brand increased by 40%, including Austria with a 38% increase, Switzerland with 32%, and the United States of America with 27%…

Knight’s Nike Stock Sales Surpassed $1B in April

May 6, 2008 SGB Update

Nike Founder and Chairman Philip Knight, 70, has sold 15.5 million shares of the company's stock for $1.05 billion since early April, according to a tally by The New York Post. Knight has donated hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years to his

Execute Sports Running Low on Cash

May 5, 2008 SGB Executive

Execute Sports said it cut losses 15% to $570,823 in the quarter ended March 31, but had burned through most of its cash and did not have enough to continue operating the next 12 months. The Torrance, CA. maker of vests, wet suits, gloves and other gear f

Tompkins Takes the Reins at Interbike

May 5, 2008 SGB Update

Nielsen Sports Group named Andy Tompkins Show Director for Interbike, which means he now has responsibility for three of its five shows. Tompkins' portfolio now includes ASR, Health+Fitness Business Expo and Interbike. He replaces Lance Camisasca, wh

REI to Open Store Near Las Vegas

May 5, 2008 SGB Update

Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) said it plans to open a second store in the Las Vegas area. The new store in Summerlin, Nev. joins a store in Henderson, Nev. in serving more than 14,000 of the retail cooperative's active members within the Las Veg

Foundation Tied to Snowmass Awards $90,000 in Grants

May 5, 2008 SGB Update

The Environment Foundation donated $90,000 to 13 projects protecting the environmental quality of the Roaring Fork Valley as part of its spring grant making cycle. Since its inception, the foundation has donated more than $1.2 million to almost 250 projec

Gander Registers 9.8 Million Shares

May 5, 2008 SGB Update

Gander Mountain Company said it registered 9.8 million shares of its common stock originally sold in two private placement transactions to major investors, both of whom serve on the company's board of directors and said they remain long-term investor

Outdoor Chattanooga Recovering from Fire

May 2, 2008 SGB Executive

Outdoor Chattanooga is soliciting donations of equipment in the wake of a April 26 fire that consumed a barn that housed about half its kayak fleet, trail maintenance gear and other equipment The Outdoor Industry Associations is encouraging industry membe

Jarden to Fold Stearns into Coleman

May 2, 2008 SGB Executive

Jarden Corp. is dissolving its Stearns Inc. hunting, fishing and watersports unit and folding it into The Coleman Co.. The consolidation will result in the closure of one factory and significantly cut employment at another. Stearns's brands include S

Crocs Cuts Jobs at Headquarters

May 1, 2008 SGB Executive

Crocs Inc. continued trimming its workforce by laying off 27 people at its Niwot, CO. headquarters as part of a companywide “restructuring,” the Daily Camera newspaper reported Wednesday on its website. The newspaper quoted a company spokeswoman as sayin

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