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One hundred businesses, organizations and citizens urged President Bush in a letter today to protect Virginia's national forests by upholding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule as it was originally written. The historic rule, which protects roadless

The sponsorship agreement between Lotto Sport Italia and Sochaux-Montbéliard is now official: up until 2009, Lotto will be the “Technical Sponsor and Official Supplier” of the Sochaux team. According to the agreement, Lotto will be providing all of the cl

The Stride Rite Corporation's sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 increased 7% to $165.0 million from $154.3 million in fiscal 2003. Net income for the second quarter totaled $11.9 million or $.30 per diluted share, as compared to net income

Zamberlan USA has appointed Mike Burns as Eastern Sales Manager. Burns will also serve as sales rep for the mid-atlantic territory. Burns has spent well over 30 years in the outdoor industry, with positions as National Sales Manager at Patagonia, Inc., Di

Peregrine Distribution Services, a division of Peregrine Outfitters has signed its newest client, AKU Trekking and Outdoor Footwear based in Montebelluna, Italy. According to Bob Olsen, President of PDS, the firm will provide warehousing, information serv

SCOTT USA has hired Terry Duran to the company’s bike group. Terry will be the sales manager for the Southeastern region. With 18 years of racing experience from track and category 2 racing to semi-pro Cross Country mountain biking, Terry’s passion has al

L.L.Bean has entered into settlement agreements with Gevalia Kaffe and Atkins Nutrionals to settle allegations that they illegally served pop-up advertisements on the llbean.com web site. On May 17, 2004, L.L.Bean filed suit against four companies — Nord

If you were surprised by Monday evening’s announcement regarding the Dick's Sporting Goods acquisition of Galyan’s Trading Company, you probably have not been reading between the lines for the last six months. After Dick’s failed in its attempt to qu

The North Face will utilize its presenting sponsorship of the 2004 Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The North Face athlete team members and ultra-marathon runners Dean Karnazes, 8 time race competitor, and

Quiksilver, Inc. has seen its quarterly sales performance outpace futures bookings so much that the company will cease giving backlog information and instead provide sales estimates by quarter. For instance, the company said that summer bookings growth w