Doug Kelly has been named president of Russell Athletic. He will be responsible for Russell’s retail, team sports, college bookstore, and licensed products businesses, as well as the Bike and Discus Athletic Brands. Kelly has extensive experience managi
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Quiksilver Taps Scherman as SVP of HR
Quiksilver, Inc. appointed Carol Scherman as the new
Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Quiksilver Americas. Previously, Scherman was a consultant for SBS Technologies and served as the Executive Vice President of Human Resources at AmerisourceB
Veltec Inks Development Partnership with Cole
Veltec Sports entereed into a Joint Development Partnership (JDP) with wheel manufacturer Cole USA.
The project will bring Cole's patented DSA (Dynamic Spoke Alignment) technology for road and MTB wheels to market in North America for the first time.
Nike Beats First Quarter Estimates on Top and Bottom Line
Nike, Inc. posted a 9% increase in revenues for company's fiscal first qurater, totaling $4.2 billion, compared to $3.9 billion for the same period last year. First quarter net income declined 13% to $377.2 million from $432.3 million in the prior ye
Nature Conservancy Finalizes Largest Land Protection Deal in NC History
The Nature Conservancy closed a deal on one of the largest land protection transactions in North Carolina’s history. The Conservancy purchased approximately 76,500 acres in 11 counties in the state’s Coastal Plain from International Paper, completing the
Attitash Finds New Managing Director
John Lowell has been named Managing Director of its Attitash resort in New Hampshire. Mr. Lowell brings 30 years of leisure and hospitality industry experience to the Managing Director position. Mr. Lowell served as General Manager of the Attitash Grand S
U.S. Court Reinstates Roadless Rule
U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Laporte reinstated the “Roadless Rule,” a Clinton-era ban on road construction in nearly a third of national forests. In her ruling she stated that the Bush administration failed to conduct necessary environmental studies bef
Rawlings to Use ‘Sting Free’ in Baseball Products
Rawlings Sporting Goods has signed a license agreement with Sting Free Technologies to use Sting Free on its baseball products…
Caplea Hired as Thule Division President
Thule recruited George Caplea as new Division President for its North American Towing Systems operations. George Caplea is the former Executive President of the Trelleborg Group who recently decided to leave the company after nine years of service…
Athletix to Acquire Betlin, Inc.
Athletix, Inc. has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the brand name, inventory, and certain related assets of Betlin, Inc. Betlin has been a producer of custom athletic team uniforms since 1974. This agreement covers ownership of the Betlin names fo
Wilson Promoted to President and COO of Wacoal Sports Science
John L.A. Wilson, former executive vice president of Wacoal Sports Science Corp., has been promoted to president and chief operating officer. He is a founding member of the three-person team that established the company in 2002 to introduce the CW-X Condi
e-Civil Rights and Target’s Newest Project…
Target Corp. has some major manhours in the chute after a federal district court judge ruled that the company’s website is inaccessible to the blind, and therefore violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the California Unruh Civil Rights Act,
Global Sources’ Survey Shows Increasing Prices in China…
Global Sources, a global manufacturing research firm, has found that 70% of mainland China manufacturers plan to raise export prices in the next 12 months. This number, which comes from a survey of suppliers of various consumer products, including sports
Hanesbrands Closes Facilities in U.S. and Mexico…
Hanesbrands Inc. will close plants in Monclova, Mexico, Lumberton, N.C., and Marion, S.C., and move the production to lower-cost manufacturing facilities. The closings will result in a reduction of approximately 2,185 jobs at these locations. Hanesbrands
Globe Sees Annual Profits Fall on Sales Slump…
Globe International Limited saw total revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30 decrease 3.5% to A$197.3 million ($149.2 mm) from A$204.5 million ($153.2 mm) last year.
Sales were down in each of the company’s three regions, with North America taking t
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