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Washington’s Condit Dam Slated for Removal this Fall
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) cleared the way Thursday for dam removal activities to begin on Washington State’s White Salmon River. Plans call for Condit Dam to be removed this October in a project that will greatly expand fishing
Anvil Knitwear Announces Organics Education Campaign
Anvil Knitwear, a sponsor of Earth Day New York, announced that the company is launching an organics education program…
Liberty Bottleworks Hires Moraine Sales in Mid-Atlantic
Liberty Bottleworks has chosen Moraine Sales of New York City as its agency for Mid-Atlantic…
Converse Unveils Basketball Courts at Atlanta’s Historic Piedmont Park
Converse Inc., unveiled two new basketball courts at Piedmont Park in midtown Atlanta, GA, along with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell and NBA legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving…
B.A.S.S. Acquires Leading Outdoors Production Company
B.A.S.S. LLC has acquired JM Associates, one of the nation's oldest and largest outdoor programming production companies, B.A.S.S. announced…
Jack Wolfskin Sale Discussions Suspended
The two European private equity firms that own Jack Wolfskin have taken the German outdoor brand off the market so they can revalue it to reflect stronger than expected sales and earnings, Reuters reported…
Timberland Sets Extensive Earth Day Clean-Up Efforts
The Timberland Company said more than 7,200 volunteers will unite in Timberland-hosted Earth Day events — generating over 50,000 hours of service. The company is planning to complete 130 community greening and revitalization projects in over 25 countries
Flip Flop Shops Signs Canadian Franchise Agreement
Flip Flop Shops has signed a master franchise agreement with Doug Kingston, a Langley, British Columbia businessman, to open 30 shops throughout all of Canada within the next 10 years…
YMCA Survey: Kids Lacking Adequate Daily Exercise
A YMCA survey found that 74 percent of children ages 5 to 10 do not get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day. The survey also found that despite growing rates of childhood obesity and chronic illness among the nation's kids, only 1
Darn Tough’s Ric Cabot To Appear on CNBC Friday Morning
Darn Tough Vermont founder and owner Ric Cabot will appear live during CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” show Friday morning (April 15) as a member of the CNBC Small Business Council to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing small b
Census Estimates Q1 Leisure Products Sales up 5%
Sales by sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores retail stores reached $20.3 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, up 5.0 percent from the first quarter of 2010, according to advance estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau…
Body Glove Promotes Richards to VP of Sales
Sport Dimension Inc., Body Glove International's wetsuit and PFD arm, announced the promotion of Todd Richards to vice president of sales…
Justin Brands Randy Watson Promoted to Chairman
Randy Watson, president and CEO of Justin Brands, Inc. has become the company's CEO and chairman. Former senior vice president of sales and marketing, Jamie Morgan, succeeds Watson in the role of president. Herb Beckwith, CFO and senior vice presiden
Nike Taps Former Levi Exec to Run Hurley
Nike Inc. announced that Jim Calhoun is joining the company as the VP and CEO of Hurley. Calhoun, 43, joins Nike from Levi Strauss & Company, where he had worked since 2008 as executive vice president and president of the Dockers Brand…
Head N.V.: Wholesale Snowsports Equipment Sales Reached $1.22B in 2010
Head NV estimated that Europe generated 65 percent of the global market for winter sports equipment in 2010, which it estimated at approximately €920 million ($1.22bn) at the wholesale level. That included…
