Flambeau announces the appointment of Chris Gurreri to the position of president of retail markets and packaging group…
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Leupold and Stevens Announces Marketing Promotions
Leupold & Stevens, Inc. announce several staff promotions within their global marketing department…
Woolrich Footwear Hires Pacific Northwest Rep Team
Portland Product Werks (PPW), which launched the Woolrich Footwear collection in Fall 2014, appointed Sports Strategies NW, Inc. as its sales representative in the Pacific Northwest…
Spenco Signs Champion Mountain Runner
Spenco signed elite mountain runner Joseph Gray to a sponsorship agreement…
RSG Opens Store in New Haven, CT
The Running Specialty Group (RSG) opened a Connecticut Running Company location in New Haven…
Downlite Secures RDS Certification for Chinese Supply Chain
Downlite, a major down and feather processor and supplier of performance fills, is the first company to earn the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certificate in China, which constitutes the largest down supply chain in the world…
Reebok Signs UFC Lightweight Champion
Reebok has signed UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis to a sponsorship deal. The 27-year-old titleholder joins Johny Hendricks as the latest MMA star…
Mountain Khakis Hires Urquhart as Product Manager
Mountain Khakis has hired designer Molly Urquhart as product manager to bolster its product development and design team in Jackson Hole, WY…
Chicago City Council Votes to Allow Gun Stores…Kind of
Last week the Chicago City Council voted unanimously to pass an ordinance that would allow gun sales to take place in the city…
Fed Agencies Finalize Endangered Species Act Implementation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service announced a new policy to clarify the interpretation of the phrase “significant portion of its range” in the Endangered Species Act as it applies to decisions to list species as thre
West Coast Ports to Stay Open as Long as ILWU Talks Continue
Operations at 29 west coast ports will continue past Monday’s regardless of whether terminal operators and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) reach an agreement to extend their contract, spokesmen for both sides told media last w
Federal Report Overplayed Economic Impact of Commercial Fishing
After significant objection from the recreational fishing and boating community, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has taken steps to correct a key fisheries economics report that misleadingly indicated that the domestic commercial fishing indu
Glasstream PowerBoats Acquires New Facility
Glasstream Powerboats announces that it has acquired a manufacturing facility in Dothan, Ala. to build its performance center console boats…
Finish Line’s ASPs Up, Despite Shift to More Casual Athletic Styles
The Finish Line, Inc. reported that average sales price for shoes it sells grew 3.5 percent in the fiscal first quarter ended May 31, despite the growing popularity of more moderately priced sneakers such as Nike’s slip-on Roshe running shoes.Execut
CEO of US Military Exchange Wants to Sell to 20 Million Vets Online
The director of the Army & Air Force Exchange wants to permit all honorably discharged U.S. veterans to shop at the Exchange’s online stores to soften the blow of declining U.S. troop deployments abroad…