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Dick’s SG Secures Incentives to Build Oklahoma Store
Dicks Sporting Goods is reportedly receiving as much as $900,000 for the construction of its potential store in Broken Arrow, OK. The location would be Dick SG's first store in Oklahoma…
Hydro Flask Adds Sales and Operations Managers
Hydro Flask, maker of double-wall vacuum insulated bottles, added operations and sales managers to its team in Bend, OR. Andi Muzzioli joins Hydro Flask as operations manager and Charlie Ortega has filled the director of sales position…
World Bicycle Relief Adds Three Directors
World Bicycle Relief, a Chicago-based not for profit that provides bicycles to people living in sub-Saharan Africa, recently welcomed Chicago Cubs Owner Todd Ricketts, AIDS United President Mark Ishaug and business owner Elaine Burke to its board of direc
QDMA Adds Regional Director
Quality Deer Management Association said Ryan Furrer of Vanderbilt, PA has joined the organization as its Northeast Regional Director…
FWS Announces Proposed Settlement of Gray Wolf Lawsuit
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it has reached an agreement with the majority of plaintiffs, including Defenders of Wildlife, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, and eight other conservation organizations, to settle ongoing litigation over a Federa
Phoenix Footwear Appoints CFO
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. hired Greg Slack to serve as its chief financial officer, effective April 1, 2011…
Etnies Names Marketing Manager
Etnies appointed Tucker Gerrick to the role of STI senior marketing manager. He will oversee the global etnies marketing program…
Icebreaker Opens Store in Vancouver
Icebreaker, the New Zealand merino wool apparel company, announced that March 23 will mark the grand opening for its first Icebreaker TouchLab store in Western Canada…
Iowa’s Outdoor Community Rallies Against Budget Cuts
Cuts to state conservation programs in Iowa have spurred a backlash at the state's 300,000-member strong Water and Land Legacy Coalition. The Coalition of outdoor sportsmen, conservationists and farmers has organized a series of meetings to discuss s
VF Corp. Rolls Out Five-Year Growth Plan to Add $5 Billion in Revenues
VF Corp. unveiled new five-year financial targets with a goal of adding $5 billion in revenues and $5 in earnings per share growth from 2010 levels. Not surprisingly, its Outdoor & Action Sports coalition is expected to fuel that expansion…
HR 1 Would Gut Conservation Spending
The Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, a coalition of sportsmen’s and conservation groups that includes Ducks Unlimited, the Trust for Public Land and wildlife management agencies, published its Sportsmen’s Priorities Checklist last wee
Birkenstock Expands Advertising Reach for 2011
Birkenstock USA launched its 2011 advertising campaign that will be featured in more publications than at anytime in its history. The extended reach is part of an overall program to pursue additional outdoor and specialty running accounts. The company al
Garmin sues Bryton for Allegedly Infringing Patent on Cycling Computer
Garmin Ltd. announced that a Garmin subsidiary filed a patent infringement suit against Bryton Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Garmin accuses Bryton's products of mimicking the appearance and functionality of Garmin's
McDavid to Sponsor Chicago’s NeXt All-American Classic
McDavid has been named the Official Sports Medicine and Protective Apparel partner of the NeXt All-American Classic, being held in Chicago on Sunday, April 3. The game features 24 of the best high school basketball seniors in America…
Spyder Hires Tina Pemberton to Represent Ontario Sales Territory
Spyder Active Sports appointed Tina Pemberton as the new sales representative in Ontario, Canada…
