<p>AFFTA President, Randi Swisher, announced that Andrew Bennett, owner and operator of Deneki Outdoors, has been appointed to the organization's Board of Directors…</p>
<p>REI's 2010 sales reached $1.66 billion, up 14% from $1.46 billion the previous year. Operating income for the year was a record $115.4 million, up 15% from $100.6 million in 2009. Net income in 2010 was $30.2 million, up 1.4% from $29.8 million. Dire</p>
<p>Gary Erickson and Kit Crawford, owners of Clif Bar & Company and Clif Family Winery & Farm, opened the doors to Velo Vino Napa Valley, a new tasting room destination located at the southern end of Main Street in St. Helena. Situated in a comfortable craft</p>
<p>Major League Lacrosse (MLL) named Sports Authority Inc. as an Official Partner of Major League Lacrosse beginning in March, 2011. Under terms of the agreement, Sports Authority will become the exclusive national sporting goods retailer of the MLL…</p>
<p>Four stakeholders committed to the quest of reducing the incidence of sports-related concussions – including Rawlings – announced the formation of a cooperative to bring inter-disciplinary collaboration to concussion research and testing…</p>
<p>In recognition of National Brain Injury Awareness Month, Eastbay and Axon Sports announce a partnership to increase awareness of sports-related concussions and the role of Baseline testing as part of an Athlete's overall preseason preparation…</p>
<p>Lululemon Athletica Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved, subject to stockholder approval, a two-for-one stock split of the company's common stock and an increase in the company's authorized common stock from 200 million share</p>
<p>Cotton prices are expected to plunge 51% to $1 a pound by Dec. 31, according to the median response to a Bloomberg survey of 14 analysts and traders. Farmers around the world are planting more cotton to profit from high prices…</p>
<p>Altrec.com Outdoors launch its online Outlet site – outlet.altrec.com, which promises deals on products from over 200 of the top outdoor performance brands…</p>
<p>The U.S. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) affirmed Acushnet Co.'s contention that the four patents at the heart of the company's years-long dispute with Callaway Golf are invalid…</p>
<p>I/O Bio Merino has closed their US/Global Office in Boise, Idaho. Michell Wool, parent company to I/O Bio Merino, will run the brand from their corporate headquarters in Adelaide, Australia under a new business model…</p>
<p>Power Balance LLC announced that it has entered into an agreement to resolve a recent advertising-related class action lawsuit, Batungbacal v. Power Balance LLC et al., which was filed in a federal district court in California on Jan. 4, 2011. Under the </p>
<p>Balega International, the maker of performance socks, said Lindsay Mangus has joined Balega to serve as brand manager. Mangus previously served as Marketing Director for Sageworks, Inc. where she was responsible for overseeing all marketing and public rel</p>
<p>Lili and Gordon Colby disclosed that they acquired MTI Adventurewear in February after a decade of running the company for the Takashina family. Neither party disclosed the price paid for the company, which makes personal flotation devices, or PFDs…</p>
<p>Mountain Hardwear announced the addition of seven new athletes to the global athlete team for 2011. The signings include five skiers, Vivian Bruchez, Mike Gardner, Caroline Gleich, James Heim and Drew Stoecklein, and two climbers, Sasha Digiulian and Angi</p>