Ski Racing has added new editorial staff and several promotions. Don Cameron, former sports editor for the Vail Daily has been named editor. Alex Pasquariello, a reporter from Mountain Sports Media, takes over as managing editor. Assistant editor Eric McC
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Collegiate Pacific Acquires Select Triple Threat Assets
Collegiate Pacific has acquired selected assets including the intellectual property and trademark of Triple Threat Flag Football Belts Inc. Triple Threat has been the premier name in flag football belts and accessories for the intramural and recreational
Vibram Launches New Ad Campaign
Increasing its marketing expenditures in an ongoing effort to appeal to a younger, broader audience, Vibram will unveil an advertising campaign this fall. The company has secured CerconeBrownCurtis to produce a series of print advertisements, scheduled t
VNU Hires Palmer and Alani
VNU has hired two new team members for the Laguna Beach-based Sports Group – Jim Palmer and Malia Alani. Jim Palmer has been brought on as the new Group Marketing Director for VNU Sports Group which produces OR Summer and Winter Markets, Health + Fitness
Riddell Bell Holdings Triples Sales with Bell Acquisition
Riddell Bell Holdings, for the first quarter 2005, net sales were $87.2 million compared to $28.2 million for the same period a year ago, a 209.2% increase. The $59.0 million increase in net sales is primarily attributable to the inclusion of Bell Sports.
Dragon Taps Bell for Motocross Sales Manager
Dragon optics has hired Mike Bell as the new Motocross national sales manager where he will head up all power sports sales. With a vast knowledge of the motocross world, Mike comes to Dragon with not only an amazing sports career, but an extensive history
A Conversation With Roger Talermo, CEO of Amer Sports
Shortly before Mr. Talermo took over, Amer Sports had acquired Wilson (1987) and Atomic (1994). Over the years he slowly built the company with organic growth and additional acquisitions. In 1997 the Amer Group declared that its main focus was on sporting
VF Shuffles Reporting Structure
Mackey J. McDonald, Chairman and CEO of VF Corporation announced broad-based organizational changes, with a more streamlined leadership structure designed to support the Company's long-term growth plans…
Swobo Returns with Tim Parr
Swobo will officially return on July 7th, 2005, and will once again, “commit to pioneer innovative viewpoints and ideas – not only with the products that Swobo sells, but with the business that it creates – for people who just don't feel comfortable
OIA Applaude Senators Alexander and Landrieu
Outdoor Industry Association applauds Senator Alexander of Tennessee and Senator Landrieu of Louisiana for their tireless support of close to home recreation opportunities for all Americans with the reintroduction of the Americans Outdoors Act today in Wa
Lotto Opens New Flagship Store in Milan
Lotto is opening a new flagship store in Milan situated at 16 Corso Buenos Aires – “Milan’s third most important shopping street.” This marks the latest milestone in the Company’s distribution strategy and forms part of the Italian sports brand’s broader
Confluence Acquires Watermark Paddlesports
Confluence Holdings Corp. has signed a purchase agreement under which Confluence will acquire the water sports division's assets of WaterMark Paddlesports Inc. including WaterMark's paddlesports brands, the WaterMark name and WaterMark's a
Watermark’s LandSports Division Renamed ‘Yakima Products’
Yakima has been renamed Yakima Products, the end result of the announcement that the holding company that owns Yakima (Arcapita) has sold the WaterMark boat division to Confluence Holdings Corp. Though Yakima will now focus its energies completely on the
Lafuma Buys 63.55% Stake in Oxbow
On May 12, the Lafuma group signed an agreement with Teahupoo, an investment funds subsidiary advised by Argos Soditic and acting on behalf of Oxbow's managers, to acquire the 63.55% stake in Oxbow held by the Teahuppo's key managers. The two p
CDTA Reognizes Corporate Donations
Since 1995, the Continental Divide Trail Alliance has played a central role toward the completion, management and protection of the Continental Divide Trail. In 2005, the Alliance celebrates a 10th Anniversary and forges on with the critical support of co
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