Outdoor Industry Association said Amy Roberts, its vice president of government affairs for the last six years, is leaving the organization to pursue an unspecified opportunity…
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CamelBak Launches New Website
CamelBak unveiled a revamped website with a host of new content, including the introduction of a barcode tag reader, more than 80 new videos, behind-the-scenes lab footage and access to CamelBak’s stable of decorated athletes…
Thai Chemical Company Building $150M Ingeo Plant
Thailand's largest chemical company, PTT Chemical Public Company Limited is investing $150 million to build a factory in Thailand that will supply Asia with Ingeo bioplastics created by Minnesota-based NatureWorks LLC. Ingeo offers the performance o
Dick’s SG Launches Pink Campaign, Donates $250,000
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dick's Sporting Goods launched its “October — The Power of Pink” campaign supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). Throughout October, Dick's Sporting Goods will feature a vari
Phiten Signs Derrick Williams to Endorsement Deal
Phiten announced a new endorsement deal with Derrick Williams, making the Minnesota Timberwolves’ forward an official Phiten brand ambassador…
Brown Shoe Adds Board Member
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. elected Mahendra Gupta, Ph.D., to its board of directors and appointed him to the audit committee. Gupta has been dean of Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis…
Nordica USA Pays $214,000 Federal Fine
Nordica USA, of West Lebanon, N.H., agreed to pay a civil penalty of $214,000 to settle allegations by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that it knowingly failed to report immediately to CPSC the safety defect and hazard with the “X
Dutch Court Slashes Accell Group Anti-trust Fine
Accell Group N.V. said the Netherlands Court of Appeal for
Trade & Industry has definitively settled the long-running anti-trust procedure against Accell Group and other bicycle manufacturers concerning breach of…
Search Is On for Non-Profits Able to Take Over Some California State Parks
California's Department of Parks and Recreation has begun the process of closing 70 of the states 276 state parks even as park supporters race to find non-profits to keep some of them open…
Foot Locker’s Debt Ratings Raised
Standard & Poor's raised its outlook on Foot Locker Inc. to positive from stable, citing the specialty athletic footwear retailer's strengthened credit metrics due to revenue increases and margin gains…
Perry Ellis’ Womens’ President Exits
Perry Ellis International announced that Christa Michalaros, president of PEI Womenswear, is leaving her position to pursue other interests. The company named Lana Todorovich, currently president of Swim, Ladies Activewear & Shapewear as interim head of P
Boathouse Sports to Outfit Ivy Rugby Conference
Boathouse Sports has been selected as the official outfitter of the Ivy Rugby Conference, which includes the eight rugby teams in the Ivy League: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale…
Nike Building Campus in Shanghai
Nike Inc. last week confirmed a plan to build a company campus in Shanghai, China. The Oregonian newspaper reported that Tim McCabe, director of local business development group Business Oregon, talked about the company's plans last week during a pre
Adidas Sees Double-Digit Growth in Russia
Adidas expects its sales in the Russia/CIS region, which includes former Soviet satellite states such as Ukraine and Kazakhstan, to surpass 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) by 2013 and to grow by a double-digit percentage annually until 2015, Chief Executiv
Marika Signs Laila Ali as Endorser
Marika, the women's activewear company, has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Laila Ali…
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