Cincinnati Start-up Company Launches Site for Sharing Outdoor Adventures
Venturepax, an interactive Web application that lets outdoor enthusiasts discover and share adventures through stories, photos and videos, has been launched nationwide. The Cincinnati start-up company's core belief is that if everyone shares their ad
Outdoor Nation To Expand to 50 State Summits in 2013
Outdoor Nation said it has nearly filled all 2,000 spots at its 10 upcoming regional summits and will expand to a summit in each state in 2013 to keep momentum going in the youth led movement, which aims to reengage American youth in the outdoors…
Concussion Training Bill Passes California State Senate
Assemblymember Mary Hayashi announced that her bill, AB 1451, passed the California State Senate today. AB 1451 will add training on concussions to the first aid certification required of all California high school coaches…
Marine Biologist Urges Fashion, Sports Brands to Develop New Dye Technology
A leading marine biologist said a recently released report on the devastating impact that the textile industry is having on China’s waterways shows the fashion and sporting goods industry urgently need to find less polluting technologies for dyeing
Markee Resigns Position on Dorel Board
Big box retailing veteran Richard Markee has resigned from Dorel Industries Inc.'s board of directors effective June 30 in order to focus on his personal business interests. Markee remains executive chairman of The Vitamin Shoppe and a director of Co
Hong Kong’s Peak Sports Warns Inventory Glut Will Hurt 2012 Sales and Earnings
Peak Sports of Hong Kong warned its shareholders that its unaudited consolidated net profit for the six months ended June 30 and unaudited consolidated net profit for the year ended Dec. 31, 2012 are expected to decrease considerably when compared to thos
Goal Zero Launches Photo Contest on Facebook
Goal Zero, which makes portable solar power systems that power a variety of electronic devices, has launched its “Live Life Untethered” social media contest through Facebook. The weekly contest winner is awarded the company’s most popula
Adidas Secures New Credit Facility
Adidas AG said it signed a €500 million ($625 mm) revolving credit facility. The new transaction was syndicated as the Group's €2 billion revolving credit facility established in October 2005 expires this year. The facility secures the Gr
PE Firm Acquires Battenfield Technologies
The Potterfield Family sold their entire interest in Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. to Clearview Capital and to members of Battenfeld’s existing management team earlier this month. Battenfeld manufactures shooting, reloading, gunsmithing and gun clea
Clif Kid Announces Seven Finalists for Backyard Game of the Year Contest
Clif Kid announced six finalists for the second annual Backyard Game of the Year contest. At a July 14 playoff in San Francisco, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley and best-selling author and outdoor play advocate Richard Louv, will decide who wins
NSGA Reacts to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Affordable Care Act
In a ruling earlier on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Obama's Affordable Care Act, a historic piece of legislation enacted in 2011. As an association that advocates on behalf of sporting goods retailers and team dealers, NSGA will
GoPro Renews X Games Sponsorship
GoPro has signed on again as a sponsor of X Games Los Angeles 2012, where 13 of its athletes will compete…
Eddie Bauer Backs Artic Row Expedition
Eddie Bauer is outfitting a team of four Americans embarking in mid-July on a crowd-funded, non-stop, unsupported row across the Arctic Ocean that will be used to document the effects of global warming…
Morsel Munk Pursues $250K Small Business Grant
Morsel Munk, a specialty outdoor retailer in Winsted, CT, appealed to its friends across the industry to support its application for a $250,000 grant sponsored by Chase and LivingSocial by voting online by June 30…
OIA Rendezvous Early Registration Deadline Falls Friday
Outdoor Industry Association is offering early-bird registration for OIA Rendezvous only through the end of this week. Companies wanting to take advantage of discounted pricing for the premier education conference for outdoor industry executives should re
