Chaco and Boardworks are partnering to introduce the 2013 Show Up and Blow Up SUP Demo Tour, which will visit more than 30 sites across the nation to get more people on the water and learning the sport of Stand Up Paddling, or SUP…
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Winter Olympians Urge Obama to Follow Through on Climate Change Legislation
Warning that “winter is in trouble,” 75 Olympic medalists and other winter sports athletes – including White House “Champion of Change” awardee and pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones – sent a letter to President Obama April 9 urging him
German Chancellor Merkel to Attend Eurobike
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will attend opening day of Eurobike, the international bicycle trade show at Lake Constance on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013…
Under Armour Launches Intern Search
For the third consecutive year, Under Armour, Inc. is offering a career-jumpstarting opportunity for two college undergrads to join the brand this summer as the “Under Armour Ultimate Intern Team.”…
Yakima Announces Two New Hires
Yakima Products, Inc. announced the addition of Stephanie Bastin-Wells as the company’s new global director of human resources, and the promotion of Emily Davis to director of supply chain…
Accell Briefs Unions on Cost Cutting Plans
Accell Group briefed its labor unions last week on plans to lay off 10 percent of its Dutch workforce to adapt to declining sales in the Netherlands…
Breckenridge Ski Patrol Equipped with BCA Airbags
North America's largest ski resort operator has purchased another round of Float 32 airbags from snow safety equipment manufacturer Backcountry Access Inc. (BCA) of Boulder, CO to outfit Breckenridge ski patrol employees…
GCI Outdoor, Integrity Outdoor Part Ways
Integrity Outdoor Brands has successfully completed an amicable partnership separation between GCI Outdoor, Inc and RIO Brands, LLC, Integrity's board of directors announced…
GSI Outdoors Hires North American Sales Director
GSI Outdoors has hired Tom Hathaway as director of sales for North America…
Hi-Tec USA Names VP of Sales and Product
Hi-Tec Sports appointed Peter Shean as VP of sales and product of its U.S. subsidiary. Shean joins Hi-Tec from footwear accessory company Implus LLC, where, as national sales manager, he was responsible for the Sof Sole, FIT and Apara brands…
Athletic Dealers of America Welcomes Hauff Sports
The ADA announced that Hauff Sports has joined the Athletic Dealers of America buying group. Hauff Sports has been serving Omaha and the state of Nebraska since 1939…
OIA Taps Former Interior Staffer as Recreation Policy Manager
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has hired former U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) staffer Jessica Wahl as its Washington D.C.-based recreation policy manager…
Genesco to Withdraw From Chicago Stock Exchange
Genesco Inc. intends to voluntarily withdraw the listing of the company’s common stock from the Chicago Stock Exchange…
GU Energy Labs Recognized as Bike Friendly Business
GU Energy Labs, creators of the original energy gel, are pleased to be the recipient of an annual award from the East Bay Bicycle Coalition (EBBC) denoting top bike-friendly businesses in the area…
MSR Brings Back Mountain Safety Newsletter
MSR (Mountain Safety Research) has resuscitated Founder Larry Penberthy's MSR Research Newsletter as The Summit Register, an online publication devoted to improving mountain safety…
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