<p>Primaloft’s net sales reached $27.4 million in 2011, up 17.8 percent from 2010, Albany International reported in its 2011 annual report. The increase came on top of 22 percent growth in 2010…</p>
<p>Converse Inc. has signed on as presenting sponsor for the Fader Fort, the 4-day, live-music showcase that's part of the 2012 SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, TX…</p>
<p>The City of Knoxville, TN launched Outdoor Knoxville, a three-pronged initiative to capitalize on the exceptional outdoor recreational assets found in and around Knoxville. The initiative includes a new Adventure Center that will be run in part by outdoor</p>
<p>New Balance plans to launch its first ever U.K. television campaign this April, according to MarketingWeek. The campaign will mark the brand's 30th year of manufacturing at its factory in Flimby, Cumbria, and will feature 100 athletes from the county</p>
<p>Worldwide Buying Group, the Seattle-based buying cooperative, just concluded their spring trade show in Reno, NV. It was reported over 230 member stores and 21 guest stores attended the show, representing 419 locations. Nine prospective stores became memb</p>
<p>GoalRilla, best known for its basketball equipment and part of Escalade Inc., has come out with a line of training equipment…</p>
<p>Cybex International Inc., the manufacturer of exercise equipment, announced that the Nasdaq Stock Market has confirmed that Cybex is now in compliance with all required standards for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market…</p>
<p>Warnaco Group reported sales in its Swimwear segment, which includes Speedo as well as Calvin Klein swimwear, slid 2.0 percent in the fourth quarter, to $55.8 million from $59.8 million and was down 1.6 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Operating incom</p>
<p>The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, has promoted Melissa Schilling to director of its recruitment and retention initiatives…</p>
<p>Billabong International Ltd. said Monday it has rejected a 765.3 million Australian dollar (US$821.4 million) takeover bid by U.S. private-equity firm TPG Capital, saying it doesn't reflect the company's value…</p>
<p>On Thursday, Feb. 23, the Jordan Brand, in association with the City of Orlando and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, kicked off NBA All-Star 2012 with a celebration at Jones High School in Orlando, FL. The Jordan Brand's corporate responsib</p>
<p>EyeBlack announced Feb. 23 that Chicago Bears All-Pro Linebacker, Brian Urlacher, has joined their team as a professional athlete ambassador. Urlacher will represent EyeBlack's solid black Original product line, which will be sold in special edition </p>
<p>In an attempt to more clearly distinguish between the libero and other team members, uniform requirements will be changing in high school volleyball. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Volleyball Rules Committee, at its Janua</p>
<p>As backcountry skiers head into the spring ski season, conditions look as hazardous as they have in years in the western United States, where avalanche fatalities have reached nearly twice their level of a year ago…</p>
<p>Mountainsmith added two sales agencies to serve the mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions…</p>
