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The Outdoor Industry Association issued the following statement in response to Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman’s announcement of a new Roadless Rule which would abandon national protections for the nation’s last wild forests. The new rule would requ

Lou Setnicka, Training & Employee Development Manager for Patagonia, Inc. will moderate the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition panel examining women's leadership issues at the annual OIWC Summer Gathering during the Outdoor Retailer Summer Mar

Triple Peaks, LLC and American Skiing Company have jointly announced the settlement of the lawsuit regarding the termination of the proposed 2002 sale of the Steamboat Ski Resort to Triple Peaks, LLC. In return for a cash settlement, Triple Peaks has agr

The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has elected its Board of Directors to new terms. Michel Perraudin, EVP and Executive Board member of adidas-Salomon, was elected as president of the trade association at the organization’s recent Genera

Bank of America is the first company to simultaneously sign national agreements with Major League Baseball Properties, Minor League Baseball and Little League Baseball, and positioning the company as the “Official Bank of Baseball” in a deal announced Thu

The American Alpine Club has appointed Andrew McLean of Salt Lake City, Utah as the United States delegate to the International Ski Mountaineering Council, the organization that oversees ski mountaineering competitions worldwide. The ISMC operates under t

EMU Australia has added Australian surf legend Peter “PT” Townend to the EMU North American team. In his new role, Townend will serve as brand manager, working in conjunction with the marketing and sales management on overall brand direction for all facet

VF Corporation completed its $396 million acquisition of Vans, Inc. last week and promptly announced the departure of the father-son team that has steered the course of the brand during the ups and downs of the skateboard trend. Chairman Walter Schoenfel

LaCrosse Footwear has taken a military order for $5.0 million for its Desert Acadia boot under the Danner brand. This is the second large military order the company has received in the last year. The last order, placed in December, totaled $4.9 million

Tim Blumenthal, executive director of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), has been picked from a pool of more than 500 applicants to lead The Bikes Belong Coalition. Bikes Belong is the industry trade group dedicated to putting more p

VF Corporation has completed its merger between Vans and a subsidiary of VF for a total purchase price of $396 million including the cashout of stock options. As Vans is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF and each outstanding share of Vans stock has bee

Deckers Outdoor Corporation has been named to the FSB 100, FORTUNE Small Business magazine's list of the 100 fastest growing publicly traded small businesses in America. Deckers was the only footwear company to make the list, which appears in the Ju

Deckers Outdoor Corporation has been named to the FSB 100, FORTUNE Small Business (FSB) magazine's list of the 100 fastest growing publicly traded small businesses in America. Deckers was the only footwear company to make the list, which appears in t