Johnson Outdoors Appoints Watercraft Pro-Staffer
Johnson Outdoors Inc. announced that Joel Abrahamsson has joined Johnson Outdoors Watercraft as a Pro-Staffer…
Moon Shine Camo Partners with Northwest Seat Covers
Moon Shine, LP, designer of Moon Shine Camo, announces their partnership with Northwest Seat Covers (NW)…
AFFTA Adds Two New Board Members
Two newcomers have joined the board of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA)…
Brown Shoe Amends Credit Agreement
Brown Shoe Company entered into an amended and restated credit agreement, which extends its senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility to December 2019…
Sole Society Announces Partnership With Aldo Product Services
Sole Society announced Aldo Product Services (APS) will become their primary footwear and handbag supplier. The footwear and handbags will be available at SoleSociety.com, select Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com starting fall 2015…
Carol M. White Physical Education Program Grants (PEP) Funded for 2015
Pioneered by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP), a legislative priority for SFIA over the years, received $47 million in funding for fiscal year 2015. PEP grants are multi-year grants for
Kinetic to Provide Trainers to Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
Kinetic will provide Slipstream Sports' UCI WorldTour team, which will compete under the Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling banner in 2015 with their choice of trainers for the next two years, including a fleet of trainers for the team to use at each race
Travel and Tourism Spending Decelerated in Q3
Real spending on travel and tourism decelerated in the third quarter of 2014, increasing at an annual rate of 1.3 percent after increasing 3.3 percent (revised) in the second quarter. Real gross domestic product (GDP) also decelerated, increasing 3.9 perc
LaserMax Announces MAP Policy for 2015
LaserMax, Inc. announced a new minimum advertised price (MAP) policy that becomes effective January 1, 2015…
Newton Running Appoints Public Relations Agency
Newton Running has hired Creation, a global communications agency, as its public relations agency…
NSGA Conference to Feature Golf Personality David Feherty
David Feherty, the former professional golfer and renowned announcer, will speak at the 51st Annual NSGA Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit in Austin, TX….
Spartan Race Selects Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe As Site Of 2015 Championship
Spartan Race, the world's premier obstacle race series sponsored by Reebok, has chosen Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe to host the annual 2015 Reebok Spartan Race World Championship October 3 – 4, 2015…

Puma Names Rihanna its Global Ambassador
Puma and pop star Rihanna will kick off a new multi-year partnership in January 2015 which calls for the pop music start to serve as Puma's global ambassador for Women's Training and serve as the Puma women's creative director…
Osmo Nutrition Names Will Garratt as CEO
Osmo Nutrition, the maker of hydration products, hired Will Garratt as its chief executive officer. He will work closely with Founder Dr. Stacy Sims, to enhance and accelerate product development efforts…
Western Mountain Resort Bookings Ascend in November
Occupancy and revenue figures for the 2014-15 ski and snowboard season continued their upward trajectory at 19 mountain resorts in six western states last month, according to Denver-based DestiMetrics …