LifeStraw, which develops filtration and purification products for safe drinking water, announced that its water filtration products achieved a removal rate of 99.999 percent of microplastics from drinking water in independent lab testing.
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Nike Community Impact Fund Awards $250,000 To Nonprofits & Schools
With the goal of building stronger communities and giving kids positive experiences with sport, play and physical activity, 21 nonprofits and schools in Portland and southwest Washington have been awarded grants totaling $250,000.
Unifi’s REPREVE Named An Official Recycling Partner Of Wyndham Championship
Unifi’s REPREVE was named an Official Recycling Partner of the Wyndham Championship.
Wilson Sporting Goods, NCAA Extend Basketball Partnership Through 2020-21
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. has extended the company’s longstanding partnership with the NCAA for basketball through the 2020-21 season with an additional two-year option.
Egan To Speak At Conservation Alliance Breakfast At OR Summer Market
Author Timothy Egan will be the featured speaker at The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at the upcoming Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, Tuesday, July 24, at the Hyatt Regency, Capitol Ballroom, in Denver.

Future Creatives … Love For Soccer
Puma — to promote two new colors of the Future soccer shoe Black Fizzy and Launch Fizzy — follows two young creatives and their love for soccer.

Adidas Receives German Innovation Award 2018 For Speedfactory
Adidas received the German Innovation Award 2018 for Speedfactory, the company’s manufacturing concept focusing on increasing automation.

Adidas And Ping Sign Joaquin Nieman
Joaquin Niemann, golf’s top-ranked amateur who is making his pro debut this week, signed endorsement deals with Adidas Golf for headwear, apparel, and footwear, and Ping for equipment.
Keiser University Athletics Enters Partnership With Under Armour And BSN Sports
Keiser University has selected Under Armour as the official outfitter of Seahawks athletics and the College of Golf and Sport Management.
Headsweats Enters Fourth Year of Partnership With US Trail Running Conference
Headsweats, the performance headwear company, renewed its partnership with the 2018 US Trail Running Conference as the Official Headwear Supplier for attendees.
Reebok Appoints VP Of Marketing
Melanie Boulden was most recently senior vice president of global marketing at Crayola.
Vail Resorts Sees Lift-Ticket Growth For Its Ski Season
Vail Resorts reported season-to-date total lift ticket revenue at the company’s North American mountain resorts, including an allocated portion of season pass revenue for each applicable period, was up 3.7 percent from the beginning of the ski season through April 15.
Escalade’s Q1 Earnings Dip
Escalade Inc. reported net earnings in the first quarter slid 14.3 percent as sales inched up 0.6 percent. The company said a cold, early spring weather impacted some of the outdoor play categories.
Nike’s VP Of Footwear Exits
Nike’s vice president of footwear, Greg Thompson, has left the company, a company spokesman confirmed to Reuters.
Amazon Reveals It Has 100 Million Prime Members
In a letter to shareholders on Wednesday, Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, revealed that the company has more than 100 million Amazon Prime subscribers globally.