The Running Specialty Group (RSG) opened a Connecticut Running Company location in New Haven…
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ISA TanTec to Open Tannery in Mississippi
The German tannery ISA TanTec is setting up a new production center in Mississippi in response to the growing demand from U.S. shoe manufacturers for high-quality leather that is made in the USA. While not naming which of its customers had requested domes
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…
Ani-Logics Chooses Mike Wieck Sales
Ani-Logics Outdoors, a whitetail deer health and nutrition company headquartered in Worthington, Minnesota has chosen Mike Wieck Sales to represent its line of deer supplements and minerals for all the MWS covered territories…
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
The Finish Line Hits Its Stride With Impressive Fiscal Q1 Results
The Finish Line, Inc. reported net sales grew 15.8 percent to $406.5 million in the fiscal first quarter ended May 31, 2014, when comparable store sales increased 5.0 percent. On a GAAP basis, diluted earnings per share more than doubled to 25 cents from
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
WTB President Hosts Romanian Officials on Dutch Bike Tour
Wilderness Trail Bikes (WTB) President Patrick Seidler recently co-hosted a delegation of Romanian officials on a guided bicycle tour of Delft, The Netherlands with Romania's largest bicycle manufacturer. The trip included a briefing on how Romania c
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…
NSSF Issues Combined Economic Shooing and Hunting Report
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has issued the “Economic Impact of Hunting and Target Shooting in America,” that shows significant statistics including that the spending by America's sportsmen and women results in a total impact of $11
NFL, Players Amend Concussion Settlement
The National Football League and counsel for the retired player plaintiffs announced a revised settlement agreement in the NFL concussion litigation pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In the revised agreement the
OIWC Bike Industry Award Nominations Due Monday
OIWC reminds members of the bike industry that nominations for its Pioneering Woman and First Ascent Awards for the Bike Industry are due Monday…
Mountain Hardwear Fielding Three Runners at Western States 100
Mountain Hardwear will be well represented at this weekend's grueling Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, where its president, a marketing specialist and up-and-comming ultra-runner Max King will all be competing…
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