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The U.S. National Whitewater Center on the Catawba River near Charlotte, NC secured $20 million in funding this past week, bringing the project closer to completion. Project managers now expect to break ground on the 307 acre outdoor recreation facility

Columbia Sportswear Company will make a $15,000 donation to One World Family, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of South African children impacted by AIDS. The donation will be presented to the organization founders in Capetown, S

Dorel Industries reiterated its guidance for fiscal 2004, stating it still expects full year earnings per share to be between $3.00 and $3.15. Dorel's third quarter results will be issued as scheduled…

180 men and women active in the bike industry took time out from the busy Interbike Show to meet and greet friends both old and new, eat and drink, network and exchange cards to a background of a soothing jazz at the Women’s Interbike Gathering. The event

Each year the OIWC presents its Pioneering Woman Award to a deserving woman in the outdoor industry who has distinguished herself as a mentor of other women. The OIWC is accepting nominations for its fourth annual Pioneering Woman Award to be presented at

Reebok has promoted Denise Kaigler to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of Reebok International Ltd., a global corporation which includes the Reebok Brand, The Rockport Company, Greg Norman Collection, Ralph Lauren Foo

A major initiative of the “Winter Feels Good” public awareness campaign to increase activity among youth and their families kicks off this month with the addition of a new education section on the “Winter Feels Good” website www.winterfeelsgood.com. The e

Backcountry.com has been recognized by BizRate.com as a “Circle of Excellence” Platinum Award winner for customer satisfaction. The Circle of Excellence Platinum Award recognizes the very best merchants in customer satisfaction, as judged by previous buye

Unifying and strengthening the profile and voice of the adventure travel industry while adding marketing, research, networking, and education services for members marks the revitalized direction for the 14-year-old Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA

Life-Link Backcountry Travel has been appointed the North American distributor for ARVA avalanche transceivers. “We are very pleased to be representing ARVA both in the United States and Canada. ARVA has continued to innovate in the transceiver marketplac

Two weeks ago, BOSS presented the first part of this three part series on emerging trends in the Fall SnowSports Market. Part I covered the ski apparel market, the influence of urban fashion on SnowSports and the increasingly productive Women’s market.

The Forzani Group Ltd. said heavy competitor discounting in the August/September BTS selling period impacted sales for the period, forcing Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer to revise its Q3 earnings forecast downward.
FGL reported that total retail