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Patagonia’s Venture Arm Invests in CO2Nexus Inc.

Patagonia has made a strategic investment in CO2Nexus Inc., a company that has developed a sustainable method of processing (cleaning, disinfecting and coating) textiles and garments using liquid carbon dioxide – using zero water, consuming less energy an

Dick’s Sporting Goods Offers NICA $75K Matching Grant

Dick’s Sporting Goods has selected the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) for its $75,000 matching grant program through its Sports Matter crowd funding platform. After receiving a $20,000 contribution from Shimano/Pearl Izumi, NICA

REI Foundation Grants Target Youth, Minority Engagement

The REI Foundation awarded a total of $410,000 to nonprofit programs dedicated to engaging younger and more diverse populations in the outdoors. Grant recipients include the Children & Nature Network (C&NN), Futuro Media Group, Outdoor Foundation and YMCA

Skechers Endorser Wins Boston Marathon

Skechers' star athlete, Meb Keflezighi on Monday won the Boston Marathon. Wearing the new Skechers GOmeb Speed 3 shoes, Keflezighi broke his personal record with a time of 2:08:37, and is the first American male to win the Boston Marathon since Greg

Yue Yuen Factory Strike Continues

Workers on strike at some plants of Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings in Dongguan in the Guangdong province on Tuesday rejected management's latest offer in an ongoing labor dispute. With the strike at the world's largest maker of athletic shoes ente

Escalade’s Q1 Profits Rise 33 Percent

Escalade, Inc. announced that net income for the first quarter of 2014 was $2.3 million, or 16 cents per share compared to net income of $1.6 million, or 12 cents, for the same quarter in 2013. Consolidated net sales for the first quarter of 2014 were 7 p