Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Business
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October 5, 2020
Bike, Powder, Snowboarder, and Surfer magazines to cease publication indefinitely.
Four of the outdoor industry's oldest print magazines—Bike, Powder, Snowboarder, and Surfer—will cease publication indefinitely this year, according to multiple sources at the brands' parent company, A360 Media. Sierra Shafer, editor-in-chief at Powder, confirmed that staff members at all five titles received indefinite furlough notifications late on Friday, October 2. Read more on SNEWS.
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October 1, 2020
Nepal Opens to Climbers and Trekkers Starting October 17
Travel restrictions are slowly being lifted, allowing international flights to arrive in Kathmandu and to welcome trekkers and climbers back to the mountains. This is good news for backpackers and mountaineers hoping to explore the Himalaya this fall. While the number of visitors isn’t as big as in the past,...
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September 30, 2020
Outdoor brands work to keep voters safe in November
As the election approaches, a number of large outdoor companies are stepping up to help. Answering a call from Operation Vote Safe, companies like REI, Patagonia, and Outdoor Research have donated time, technological expertise, and thousands of units of PPE to polling places across the country. Read more on SNEWS.
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September 30, 2020
New Managing Director hired to lead The Outdoor Foundation
The Outdoor Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Outdoor Industry Association, announced that Stephanie Maez, a strategic policy advocate, nonprofit executive and a former state legislator from New Mexico, has been named its new managing director. Stephanie currently serves as the senior fellow for race and diversity at the Topos Partnership,...
