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SRAM Appoints Cycling Fund Director

SRAM appointed Andy Neufeld as its Cycling Fund director. Neufeld is currently the chief strategy officer for the Active Transportation Alliance, (formerly Chicagoland Bicycle Federation), having served as executive director from 1987 through 2005…

Reef Celebrates 25th Year with Miss Reef Contest

Reef and Surfline, in honor of Reef's 25th Birthday, have joined forces to determine the best Miss Reef of all time. Fans of Miss Reef will get a chance to view the selection, and cast a vote for their favorite Miss Reef at surfline.com and the micro

Tenenbaum Confirmed as CPSC Chair

The US Senate has confirmed Inez Tenenbaum as chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). President Barack Obama nominated Tenenbaum, South Carolina's former state superintendent of education, for the post in May…

SIMA Sets New Date for 12th Annual Surf Summit

SIMA has rescheduled its 12th Annual Surf Summit to September 30 through October 3, at the Crowne Plaza Resort Los Cabos in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. In late April, SIMA postponed the event set for May 9 through May 13 due to the Swine Flu outbreak…

Judge Denies Wilson Sporting Goods in Patent Case

A federal judge has denied summary judgment to Wilson Sporting Goods, which was sued for patent infringement by Everything Baseball, based in St. Charles, IL. Wilson was accused in a lawsuit in Illinois Northern District Court of copying a chest protector

Quiksilver Lays off 168

Quiksilver Inc. will lay off 168 more people at its Huntington Beach headquarters, according to a notice filed with the California Employment Development Department. Quiksilver announced a major restructuring initiative in January 2009 that included the e

Smith and Wesson Acquires USR

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Universal Safety Response, Inc., a privately held, full-service security systems solutions provider, for up to 9.7 million shares of common stock and up to $26.2 million

The BPA Debate Continues

Confusion continues to swirl over the danger – or lack thereof – of products containing BPA, or Bisphenol A. A survey recently released by the Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) at George Mason University found that media reports of alleged health ris

REI Foundation Funds Two Key Programs

The REI Foundation recently made two large donations funding key programs in wilderness recreation and wildlife education. The foundation gave $110,000 to The National Audubon Society to help fund a program to study its existing offerings and community co

NRA Cites GOA Report; Provides Analysis

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report recently entitled, “Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Combat Arms Trafficking to Mexico Face Planning and Coordination Challenges.” According to a release by the National Rifle Associat