Polaris Industries Inc. announced that it has hired Kenneth J. (Ken) Pucel to fill its newly formed Executive Vice President of operations, engineering, and lean position…
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Taurus Holdings, Inc. Hires Rep Firm
Taurus Holdings, Inc. announced the addition of J. Harding Associates to their sales force for representation in the Western US…
Wolverine Worldwide Appoints SVP of Global Human Resources
Wolverine Worldwide appointed Melissa A. Howell to the position of senior vice president of global human resources. Howell has more than 24 years of experience in human resource management with General Motors company, one of the world's largest autom
McFly Outdoors to Open Location in Bridgeport, WV
McFly Outdoors plans to open its third location in Bridgeport, WV in 2015. The new location will be in The Village at White Oaks, located off Jerry Dove Drive in Bridgeport…
Foot Locker Awards $20,000 to Scholar Athletes
Foot Locker Foundation, Inc. announced that it will be awarding $20,000 college scholarships to 20 outstanding student athletes (totaling $400,000) through The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program for the fourth consecutive year. The program honors studen
Surf Industry Raises $100K During 30-Day StokesMe Campaign
StokesMe, the SIMA Humanitarian Fund’s 30-day fundraising campaign, came to a close at the end of September and raised an estimated $100,000 gross for 12 surf-related humanitarian organizations. Throughout the month multiple initiatives took place a
Sports Authority to Hire 3,500 Team Members for the 2014 Holiday Season
Sports Authority will hire 3,500 temporary team members across the country to meet consumer demand during the 2014 holiday season. All Sports Authority locations will begin hiring in early October…
Dorel Industries Closes Debt Offering
Dorel Industries Inc. announced that it has closed its previously-announced bought-deal public offering of extendible convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due Nov. 30, 2019 in an aggregate principal amount of US$105 million. The debentures have b
Harrow Sports Joins National Foundation for Cancer Research Play4theCure Team
Play4theCure, the National Foundation for Cancer Research’s sports fundraising campaign, has partnered with sports apparel manufacturer Harrow Sports to empower athletes and coaches and raise money for cancer research…
AILA and Prep School Lacrosse Showcase Launch National Collegiate Lacrosse Academy
The American Indoor Lacrosse Association and the Prep School Lacrosse Showcase announced a new partnership to launch the National Collegiate Lacrosse Academy (NCLA) in the summer of 2015. The NCLA is the first academy of its kind dedicated to improving t
Respect Your Universe Strengthens Product Development and Design Team
Respect Your Universe, Inc., the performance training and fitness brand with origins in MMA, made several hires for its design and product development team. RYU’s new team includes Juliet Korver as Product Design Director. Korver’s past roles
Plano Synergy Supports Breast Cancer Cause
Plano Synergy is joining in the movement to combat breast cancer and is taking an active role in bringing awareness to this all-too-common and detectable disease…
Deer Valley Agrees to Acquire Solitude Mountain Resort
Deer Valley Resort, a favorite location for outdoor and bicycle industry demo events, has entered into an agreement to purchase Solitude Mountain Resort and will begin operating the resort on May 1, 2015…
Chrome Industries Names Silverman as New President
Chrome Industries, a San Francisco-based company that designs and manufactures useful and durable gear for urban mobility, named Chris Silverman as its new president…
Traditions Firearms Adds to Sales Team
Traditions Performance Firearms has added Bill Scaplen to the sales team…
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