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Outdoor Industry Breakfast: Performing in a Hurly-Burly World

Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) will present “Performing in a Hurly-Burly World” at the Industry Breakfast Tuesday, July 21 from 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. at the Downtown Marriott. Carr Hagerman, Chief Creative Officer for Ontend Creative Partners, Mick Lunzer,

NICS: Year-over-Year May Background Checks Up 16%

Background checks on the sale of firearms reached a record number from the same time period last year. Once again, record levels were reached during the month of May, showing that gun sales are no longer at a spike but are now sustaining at a level never

Crimson Trace Expands Military/LE Sales Team

Crimson Trace said Dale Suzuki, Jeff Hoblitt and Michael Langley have joined Crimson Trace to form the military, government and law enforcement sales division…

Outdoor Research Names Int. Sale Manager Asia/S. America

Outdoor Research announced that Jackton Downard has been hired as the international sales manager – Asia Pacific and South America. Downard has serviced accounts in WA, OR, AK, MT and ID over the past 12 years for such brands as Chaco Sandals, Gregory Pac

Secretary Salazar Praises USFWS Nominee

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar praised President Obama's announcement that he intends to nominate Sam D. Hamilton to be the next Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…

Knight to Shut Down Operations June 30th

Modern Muzzleloading, Inc. said it will close its Knight Rifles division in Decatur, AL effective June 30, 2009. The decision to close the Knight operation resulted from an overall industry downturn…

Rock/Creek and Patagonia Donate to Lula Lake Land Trust

Rock/Creek and Patagonia have made a $1,000 donation to the Lula Lake Land Trust. The money will aid in the completion of the long awaited “Connector Trail” from Lula Lake to Cloudland Canyon State Park. To date, Rock/Creek and Patagonia have contributed

K2 Sports Names North America Sales and Marketing Chief

K2 Sports said Louis Boudreault has been appointed VP of sales and marketing for the North American region. In this capacity Boudreault is responsible for the domestic sales and local marketing initiatives in both Canada and the United States for the K2 S

Report: VF Corp CEO Sees Markets

VF Corp's CEO Eric Wiseman, speaking Friday at Reuters Global Retail Summit in London, said he has seen its U.S. markets “stabilize” but he does not expect a return to growth in 2009…

NSSF: Ammunition Ban Will Further Reduce Hunting in California

The California Fish and Game Commission voted on May 13 to publish a notice of intent to expand the scope of its ban on the use of traditional ammunition to now include upland and small game in the California condor range—an action the National Shooting S

Orange 21 Appoints Erik Darby as VP of Sales

Orange 21 Inc., the parent of Spy Optics, has hired Erik Darby as VP of sales. Effective immediately, Darby, a former director of sales at Converse, will direct all sales operations for the North American market…

Heelys Receives Deficiency Letter from Nasdaq

Heelys, Inc. has received a Nasdaq Staff deficiency letter on June 10, 2009 indicating that the company no longer complies with the Nasdaq audit committee requirement requiring a listed company to have an audit committee of at least three members. As a r