More than $28 million was granted to states, territories, and the District of Columbia from the Land & Water Conservation Fund in 2009 to create 17 new parks and acquire 13,313 acres of land and water…
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Cybex to Sponsor The Biggest Loser TV Show
Cybex International, the fitness equipment manufacturer, has signed a multiyear agreement to be the fitness equipment partner for NBC's “The Biggest Loser” weight-loss reality show…
Total Apparel Group to Issue Financial Update
Total Apparel Group, Inc., the FIFA licensor as well as holder of the the master licensee for the Kappa and Robe Di Kappa brands in the U.S. and Canada, expects to have the audit of its financial statements completed and filed with the SEC by July 31, 20
Total Apparel Group to Undergo Foreign Stock Transfer
MIT Associates Inc., the provider of tax minimization, asset management and securities servicing, announced their intent to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Total Apparel Group Inc., issued in the last few years to overseas investors as p
Brooks Sports Appoints Director or Apparel Merchandising
Brooks Sports, Inc. added Kurt Heimbach to its management team as director of apparel merchandising. Prior to joining Brooks, Heimbach served as the global apparel director for men's and women's running, tennis, and basketball at Reebok Internat
KJUS Skiwear Appoints N.A. Director of Sales and Marketing
David Lever was appointed to the newly created post of Director of Sales & Marketing North America at KJUS USA…
Jarden Outdoor Sees Shoppers Return to Specialty
Sporting goods shoppers are shifting back to the specialty channel after retreating to mass retailers last year to cope with the recession, the president and COO for Jarden Corp. told analysts and investors last week…
Bushnell and Leupold Settle Lawsuits
Bushnell Inc said it has settled its lawsuits with optics manufacturer Leupold & Stevens with regard to Leupold’s True Ballistic® technology and the Bushnell Angle Range Compensation technology…
CPSC to Delay Policy Concerning Bicycles
In a recent decision, the Consumer Product Safety Commission will stay its policy concerning specific testing and certification provisions affecting bicycles due to a continued lack of third-party labs certified to do the work…
LaFuma Group H1 Sales and Losses Decline
LaFuma Group reported revenues in the first half ended March 31 declined 6.5%, or 4.1% at constant exchange rates. Losses were trimmed to €800,000 ($960,000), compared to net losses of over €3.2 million ($3.8 mm) in the comparable period a yea
Aspen Skiing Co. ’09/’10 Visits Rose
Aspen Skiing Company skier visits climbed 4.3% this winter over the 2008-2009 season, the company said. Consistent snowfall throughout the season, a strong January, a late surge in visits at the end of March and into April and strong pass use all contribu
China Ends Yuan’s Dollar Peg
China announced this past weekend that it would loosen controls placed on the yuan, ending the two-year-old pegging of the yuan to the U.S. dollar. The yuan is expected to gradually rise against the dollar, raising product costs across many categories…
Adidas Extends Team Contract with Louisville
Louisville has signed a five-year contract extension with Adidas that will have the Cardinals wearing Adidas apparel and footwear through the 2014-15 academic seasons…
NSSF: May NICS Checks Slip 0.6% from ’09; 2nd Highest May Ever
The National Shooting Sports Foundation announced data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,016,876 checks in May 2010, ranking the month the second highest May for most NICS checks…
UGG Combats Counterfeiters in Australia
Deckers Outdoor said criminal sentences for a ring of Australian counterfeiters of UGG boots will be handed down on or around June 18th, 2010…
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