Interbike 2011 Drew 11,000 Buyers
Interbike 2011 drew more than 23,000 total attendees and 1,200-plus exhibiting brands to the Sands Expo and Convention Center the week of Sept. 12. Preliminary attendance numbers show nearly 4,000 unique stores sent more than 11,000 buyers. International
Pennsylvania Schools Sign up for Corporate Sponsorships
School Sports Media, LLC has registered almost 200 Pennsylvania schools, including districts in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, to offer the first of its kind turnkey sponsorship opportunities for local, regional and national brands interested in saving scho
Reno’s Adventure Destination Celebrates Grand Opening Saturday
CommRow, boasting a 16-story climbing wall and in-door bouldering center, will celebrate its grand opening Oct. 1 as Reno, Nevada's first “Urban Adventure Destination” in a bid to change the city's image as a center of gambling and l
Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows Combine Operations
Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows Ski Resort have agreed to combine operations and offer season passes and lift tickets that will allow guests to enjoy skiing and riding on both mountains. The transaction is expected to close prior to the upcoming season an
Collective Brands Appoints SVP of Payless Product Development
Michael McBreen, previously president of the global operations group at Wolverine World Wide Inc., has joined Collective Brands Inc. as its new divisional SVP of Payless product development…
Mammut Taps Safety Advisor to Tap Pro Ski Market
Mammut appointed avalanche safety expert Doug Workman as snow safety advisor to help the Swiss company market its recently acquired Snowpulse Removable Airbag System (RAS) packs and and Pulse Barryvox and Element Barryvox transceivers to professional ski
New Balance Bids for Gloucester HS Stadium Naming Rights
New Balance has bid for the naming rights for Gloucester High School's Newell Stadium in Gloucester, MA, according to the Gloucester Times…
Cabela’s Appoints Chief Marketing and E-Commerce Officer
Cabela's Inc. has hired Scott K. Williams as executive vice president and chief marketing and e-commerce officer. Previously, Williams served as president of Fanatics, Inc., a vertically integrated online retailer of team and league licensed sports a
Nordica Names Pachmayer Rep of the Year
Nordica said Nick Pachmayer of NJP & Associates has received the company’s coveted 2011 Sales Rep of the Year Award. Pachmayer was recognized in mid-September during an awards presentation at Nordica’s annual fall sales meeting in Taos, NM.
Former Marlin Firearms Factory Workers Regain Benefits
Workers who lost their jobs after The Marlin Firearms Co., closed its North Haven, CT plant last year won the right to receive vocational training and economic assistance from the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program, according to a report from The
Smith and Wesson Receives Two National Guard and Reserve Awards
Smith & Wesson Corp., announced that the company was recently honored with two awards from the National Guard and Reserve – the “Above and Beyond Award” and the “Patriot Award.”…
Burton Founder Has Cancer
Jake Burton Carpenter, who founded Burton Snowboards, has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. He told his staff at the company that it has been spotted in the early stages and the vast majority of people survive after the chemotherapy treatment and pos
NSSF Study Shows Public Support For Hunting Remains Strong
A new study commissioned by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) shows that a strong majority of Americans continue to support hunting. According to a news release from NSSF, nearly three-fourths of respondents (74 percent) said they approved of
NorthPole Sues Dick’s SG Over Sales of Defective Merchandise
NorthPole, a camping-products manufacturer, filed a lawsuit against Dick's Sporting Goods, claiming the sporting goods retailer defrauded it and hurt its reputation by selling defective products after NorthPole had paid Dick's to destroy it…
GSI Commerce Opens New Call Center
GSI Commerce, which was acquired by eBay earlier this year, last week opened a newly renovated 40,000-square-foot call center in Brunswick, GA. Company officials expect to add about 750 seasonal full-time workers at the facility…
