The Finish Line Inc. plans to spend $1.3 million to add new equipment and create 100 jobs at its Indianapolis headquarters and distribution facility, according to Indiana Business Journal. The company disclosed the tax-abatement request the city released
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OBIT: L.L.Bean’s Leon Gorman
Leon Gorman, the 80-year old grandson of L.L.Bean and longtime CEO of the company, died Thursday at his home in Yarmouth, ME. He was president and CEO from 1967 to 2001, chairman from 2001 to 2013, and chairman emeritus from 2013 until his death…
STX Partners with University of Virginia
Baltimore-based STX, LLC signed a five-year agreement with the University of Virginia (UVA) to be the exclusive official equipment supplier of the school’s women’s lacrosse program…
Timberland Plants Two Millionth Tree in China’s Horqin Desert
Timberland marked the planting of two million trees in the Horqin Desert– a significant milestone in its ongoing program to tackle desertification in Inner Mongolia. This achievement is a key part of the company's CSR efforts…
Thule Group Divests Snow Chain Business
Thule Group divested its Snow Chain business Wednesday in order to tighten its focus on driving growth in its core Outdoor & Bags segment, which makes everything from car racks to backpacks, and cases for consumer electronics…
Sweet Protection to Open U.S. Office in Colorado
Sweet Protection, a Norwegian designer of helmets and apparel for whitewater, snow sports and mountain biking will open its North American headquarters in Broomfield, CO in October…
Scopecoat Under New Ownership
Scopecoat LLC, makers of patented protective covers for sporting, combat, law enforcement, tactical optics, is now under the ownership of Terry Naughton, a 15-year veteran of the shooting sports and tactical industries…
Saucony Partners with Runkeeper to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Saucony will donate up to $100,000 to the Saucony Run for Good Foundation this month $26.20 at a time for every person who runs 26.2 miles and tracks it with RunKeeper…
Glukos Signs Ironman Champions
The Glukos Company Inc., the natural performance energy foods brand, has bolstered its roster of brand ambassadors by signing Ironman World Champions Mary Beth Ellis, Liz Lyles and T.J. Tollakson…
PHIT and SFIA Expand GO! Grants
PHIT America and the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) expects GO! Grants to reach 50,000 children at 156 schools in 22 states this school year…
OIA Accepting Applications for Future Leadership Academy
Outdoor Industry Association has begun taking applications for its first Future Leadership Academy, an immersive, nine-month program for the next generation of outdoor industry leaders…
Legend Sportswear Offered Incentives from Ohio for First U.S. Plant
The State of Ohio approved an economic incentive package Aug 31. to lure Legend Sportswear (Shanghai) Pty Ltd., which manufactures customized, sublimated jerseys and other team, cycling and outdoor apparel, to build its first U.S. plant near Cincinnati…
The New Primal Adds Trail Runner and Surfer as Ambassadors
The New Primal, a maker grass-fed beef and free-range turkey jerky, named cinematographer and surfer Cyrus Sutton and ultra runner Kyle Dietz to 2015-2016 brand ambassador team…
Raleigh Renews Bike Donations to Trips for Kids
Raleigh USA will provide its Talus 2 and Eva 2 kids bikes to Trips for Kids International (TFK) to help it support its U.S. chapters for the second year in a row…
Cabela’s Board Authorizes New Stock Buyback
Cabela’s Incorporated's board of directors has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the company to repurchase up to $500 million of its common stock over a two-year period…
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