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Dean Karnazes to Sponsor Dick’s SG Runners’ Month
Dick's Sporting Goods National Runners' Month, a series of running events taking place in May, announced that running icons Dean Karnazes, Kara Goucher and Ryan Hall will serve as official ambassadors for the 2011 program.
Fila Canada to Launch Centennial Website
Fila Canada will launch an online portal on April 1, 2011 celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fila. The microsite, fila.nkpr.net, will feature creative editorial content and social media…
Li Ning Sees Q3 Volume Decline
Li Ning Company Ltd said order volume for its third fiscal quarter slumped 17% year-on-year for both footwear and apparel products but that average selling prices increased about 10%…
Interbike Seeing New and Returning Exhibitors
The North Face is among the new brands that will be exhibiting at Interbike 2011, being held from September 14-16 show at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. Sales of exhibition space for the show are said to be brisk as…
Michigan Governor Authorizes $102.1M in Recreation and Conservation Grants
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation Wednesday authorizing $102.1 million in grants from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF). The bill funds 117 recreation projects and land acquisitions that were recommended by the MNRTF board i
Virginia Governor Vetos Phys. Ed Bill
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has vetoed a bill that would require elementary and middle schools to provide 150 minutes of physical education per week. The bill would have more than doubled the amount of required weekly physical education time for the s
Study Finds Insect Shield Dramatically Reduces Tick Attachments
A pilot study conducted by researchers at The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health reported that the incidence of tick attachments was reduced by 93% among workers wearing Insect Shield Repellent Apparel…
Choose Outdoors Names Interim President, Expands Board
Choose Outdoors, which promotes outdoor recreation and active lifestyles through support for public lands and waters, named Michelle Barnes as interim president and announced an expanded board of directors.
Indonesian Govt. Investing in Footwear/Apparel Manufacturing
The Indonesian government has allocated a total of Rp177 billion (US$20.36 million) this year for a program to upgrade the country's textile, footwear and leather industries, according to The Jakarta Post…
Injured Vets Take to Slopes in Annual Clinic
More than 300 Veterans will hit the slopes at the 25th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, taking place this week in Snowmass Village, Colo., March 27 – April 1. The clinic provides injured Veterans the opportunity to learn life changing skil
Crocs Donated 100,000 Pairs of Shoes to Japan’s Quake Victims
Crocs, Inc. has donated 100,000 pairs of shoes to Feed The Children and other organizations, which will work to distribute to those hardest hit by the recent earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan. Crocs is also orchestrating ways for consumers to dona
RECALL: Gerber Gator Axe
Gerber Legendary Blades of Portland, OR is voluntarily recalling 103,000 Gerber Gator Combo Axes because the knife in the axe handle can come out when the axe is used for chopping or hammering, posing a laceration hazard to the user, according to the U.S.
RECALL: Diving Masks
Undersea Systems International Inc., dba Ocean Technology Systems, of Santa Ana, CA. is recalling 1,700 Guardian full-face diving masks in the United States and 80 in Canada in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Safety Commission and Health Canada. ..
Vann’s is Betting ‘Montana Mystique’ Lifts BigSkyCountry.com
Bigskycountry.com, the outdoor industry’s newest online retailer, went live over the weekend from its home in Montana…
Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison Leave Sigerson Morrison
Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison, who founded the Sigerson Morrison footwear company in 1991 – and its lower-priced offshoot, Belle Sigerson Morrison, in 2004 – have parted ways with the company…
