President Barack Obama signed into law Monday the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 and Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 pass by Congress last week…
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Seattle Sports Names Former Intern Marketing Manager
Seattle Sports Company promoted inside sales representatve Nate Potts to marketing manager…
The Puma Group Sells Tretorn Rights to Authentic Brands
The Puma Group sold its rights to the Swedish footwear and outdoor apparel brand Tretorn Group to U.S.-based Authentic Brands Group LLC effective June 29. Tretorn joins ABG's Sports & Lifestyle roster that boasts global powerhouse brands including Sp
Backbone Media Wins SwiftCarbon Bikes US Account
Swift USA LLC, which will begin distributing SwiftCarbon Bikes in the U.S. this summer, has named Backbone Media its agency of record to manage public relations and strategic communications…
Obama to Pitch New Overtime Rule
President Obama will pitch a proposal to greatly expand which white collar employees are entitled to overtime pay in a speech this week in Wisconsin…
Alite Designs to Open Beach-Themed Pop-up Shop
Alite Designs plans to open up a beach-themed pop-up store in San Francisco’s Sunset district this summer that will also showcase locally made beach products and host…
Scholastic 3D Archery Expands to Five New States
Scholastic 3D Archery has recently expanded into Pennsylvania, Wyoming, South Dakota, Georgia and West Virginia and is now active in 23 states with 11 more pending…
Pentland Group Reports 2014 Revenues Grew 14 Percent
Pentland Group plc, the UK-based brand management and retail group, reported total revenue increase 14 percent to £2.2 billion in calendar 2014…
Saltwater Bass Anglers Take Advocacy Online
Bass Anglers for Saltwater Conservation (BASC), a new fisheries conservation group focused on uniting anglers across the country in defense of fishing opportunities, launched BassforSalt.com…
TNF Runner Wins Western States 100 Miler
The North Face runner Rob Krar, 38 of Flagstaff, AZ, outpaced a field of the most elite ultrarunners in the world to earn his second consecutive first place finish at the renowned Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run Saturday…
Headsweats Sponsors Triathlon Conferences
Headsweats will be the silver sponsor of Triathlon Business International's two upcoming conferences…
NRF Urges Congress to Fix Affordable Care Act
The National Retail Federation again called on Congress to repeal the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act in a sharply worded response to last week's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court…
SylvanSport VP of Sales to Focus on Outdoor and RV Channels
SylvanSport, the Brevard, NC maker of camping trailers, named Earl Hunter as its VP of sales and said he will spearhead sales to the outdoor and RV sales channels…
Turtle Fur Names Rep for California, Arizona and Vegas
Turtle Fur named Patti Fisher as its newest rep for the territory encompassing Southern California, Arizona and Las Vegas…
Burton Snowboards Founder Recovering From Medical Crisis
Burton Snowboards disclosed that its founder and chairman Jake Burton spent nearly two months on full life support this spring after being diagnosed with an extremely rare disease, but is expected to recover fully…