Ryan Kuehl, Under Armour’s SVP of global sports marketing, and Walker Jones, the brand’s senior director of sports marketing, both left the company last week following an internal review of their department’s spending, according to the Wall Street Journal. The exits come after reports of a past practice of letting employees expense strip club visits.
Read MoreOn January 1, 2019, Life Time is opening its doors to the community to help people overcome those hurdles and achieve their 2019 goals. First launched by Life Time in 2013, Commitment Day 2019 events will be held at all 141 destinations in the United States and Canada.
Read MoreBlink Fitness has partnered with Precor in a deal that will allow both companies to continue redefining the fitness industry. Beginning with the grand opening of Blink Burbank in late December, all new Blink Fitness gyms will be exclusively outfitted with state-of-the-art Precor equipment that includes cardio, strength, functional fitness equipment, and connected solutions.
Read MoreMinor League Baseball (MiLB) and Allegiant on Monday announced the launch of a groundbreaking credit card partnership, the first-of-its-kind between a sports property and airline. The agreement is an expansion of the current partnership between MiLB and Allegiant and will provide a compelling platform for bringing fan engagement and rewards to new heights.
Read MoreSTATS, the worldwide leader in sports data and intelligence, announced the hire of Derk Osenberg as director of sales.
Read MoreUnited States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) President Julia K. Hughes on Monday will testify during the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s public hearing on the negotiating objectives for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, taking place at the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Read MoreUnder the auspices of UN Climate Change and in alignment with the Paris Agreement, Schoeller, along with other leaders of the global fashion sector, has agreed to collectively address the climate impact of the fashion industry across its entire value chain by signing the UN Charter for Climate Action.
Read MoreJimmy Terry, who has served more than five years as general manager of PGA Golf Club and steered its resurgence by leading the facility’s highly acclaimed golf course and clubhouse renovations, has been promoted to senior director of PGA Golf Properties.
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GoPro Inc. on Monday announced that it plans to move most of its U.S.-bound camera production out of China by the summer of 2019 to mitigate the potential impact of inclusion on any new tariff lists. International-bound camera production will remain in China.
Read MoreThe Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao will deliver a keynote at CES 2019 focusing on the future of drones and self-driving technology and how they will revolutionize transportation.
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