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Rawlings Heart of Gold Award Celebrates Greatness Off the Diamond
Postseason awards typically honor achievements on the field, but in 2011, Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation, established the Rawlings Heart of Gold Award to honor the altruistic, off-the-field efforts of the game�
VF Corp. Lays Out Timberland’s Five-Year Growth Plan
VF Corp. executives laid out their plans to grow Timberland's revenues by $1.4 billion during the next five years to reach $3.1 billion by the end of 2019. Growth in the Americas region will account for nearly half of the anticipated $1.4 billion in
Confluence Outdoor Brands Back Gauley Fest, Again
Confluence Outdoor brands Dagger, Wave Sport, Adventure Technology and Bomber Gear are once again supporting American Whitewater at the 31st annual Gauley Fest in Summersville, W.V., this weekend, Sept. 19-20…
Local Boosters to Host Rep Breakfast at OIA Rendezvous
Outdoor Destination, a program of the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development, will host a Manufacturing Networking Breakfast during Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) Rendezvous 2014 in Asheville, NC in October.
Deckers Brands Names Google Exec to Board
Deckers Brands appointed Google executive Bonita C. Stewart to its board of directors. Stewart brings a wealth of experience to Deckers spanning interactive marketing and brand development, as well as financial and operational management…
Apple Stores to Begin Selling Deeper Fish Finder
Watch out Humminbird, Apple began selling a fish finder at its stores in Europe Wednesday, according to to Friday Lab, a Lithuanian company that makes the cue ball shaped device. Friday Lab said the product, Deeper, is the first fish finder to work on the
Panera Asks Customers to Leave Guns at Home
Panera Bread, a bakery-cafe chain with more than 1,800 locations across the United States, is now urging customers to not carry firearms into their stores.
Dog Bone Announces Partnership
Dog Bone, the Pulaski, Wi. based maker of dog training products that help you train your dog to find lost or wounded deer and other big game, has announced an official partnership agreement with United Blood Trackers…
Tecnica Group CEO Weaver Returning to U.S.
Peter Weaver resumed his position as CEO of the Tecnica Group USA Aug. 31 after spending two years working as CEO at Tecnica Group SpA of Giavera del Montello, Italy. Weaver will remain on the board of the Italian company…
Stride Rite Launches Shoe Donation Campaign
Stride Rite, working in concert with The Little Gym, is anticipating a donation of tens of thousands of shoes to benefit Soles4Souls, the international charity that collects shoes and distributes them to people in need around the globe…
ASA VP Inducted into AFS Hall of Excellence
Gordon Robertson, vice president of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), has been inducted into the American Fisheries Society’s (AFS) Fisheries Management Hall of Excellence…
BRG Sports Sells Easton Hockey to Chartwell Investments
BRG Sports, Inc., formerly Easton-Bell Sports, announced that Chartwell Investments, a New York-based private investment firm, has partnered with senior hockey management to acquire its Easton Hockey business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Hurricane Marie Prompts Closing of Two Terminals at Port of Long Beach
The Port of Long Beach reported that two cargo terminals were suspending vessel operations for the day because 10-to-15-foot high wave surges powered by Pacific Hurricane Marie endangered longshore workers…
RECALL: 3,300 NRS Chaos Side Cut Helmets
NRS Inc. of Moscow, ID is recalling about 3,300 of its Chaos Side Cut whitewater paddling helmets because the rivets holding the chin strap to the helmet can fail and cause the helmet to fall off during an incident and pose a risk of…
Reebok Launches Human Dispatch Service in New York City
On Aug. 28, Reebok is launching its Human Dispatch Service (HDS), offering New Yorkers a chance to win Reebok ZJet shoes through a social media contest…
