Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc. announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 15.63 million shares of its common stock at $13.00 per share. Shares were priced below the projected range of $15 and $17 a share. Shares of Academy’s common stock are expected to begin trading Friday under the ticker symbol, “ASO.”
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Dick’s SG Announces Grand Opening Of 11 Stores, New Soccer Shops
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REI Co-op Continues #OptOutside Tradition
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Fanatics Appoints SVP, Business Development & Strategy
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Primary Arms Optics Names Product Marketing Director
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Roundhill Group Purchases Remington Firearms
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Sturm, Ruger Inc. To Acquire Marlin Firearms Assets
Sturm, Ruger and Company, Inc. announced that its offer to purchase substantially all of the Marlin Firearms assets in bankruptcy proceedings. Once the purchase is completed, the company will begin the process of relocating the Marlin Firearms assets to existing Ruger manufacturing facilities.
Wilderness Education Association Names Executive Director
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