Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Wednesday, November 20, 2019 thru Tuesday, December 3, 2019
- Christy Sports Finds New Equity Partner 12/02/2019 sgbonline.com - Christy Sports, LLC announced that it has received a significant strategic investment from TZP Capital Partners III, L.P. TZP, a private equity firm based in New York City, acquired Norwest Equity Partners’...
- How Much Does it Cost to Climb Mount Everest? – 2020 Edition 12/01/2019 alanarnette.com - Guess how much it will cost to climb Mt. Everest in 2020.
- Exercising 3 hours a week may lower your depression risk 11/30/2019 todayonline.com - Those who walk, dance, run, ease into a downward dog, or glide and churn on ellipticals at least a few times a week are much less likely to develop clinical depression than...
- “Where’s Your Bib?” – Dozens of Bandits Pulled From Miami Turkey Trot 11/29/2019 marathoninvestigation.com - Frankie Ruiz is the South Florida’s Chief Running Officer South for Life Time Fitness. He is also the co-creator and Race Director for The Miami Marathon. He also does not tolerate bandits...
- How to Determine Whether It’s Safe to Travel Somewhere 11/28/2019 outsideonline.com - Heed this expert advice before you cancel a flight or abandon a dream destination.
- US life expectancy is still on the decline. Here’s why 11/26/2019 cnn.com - Life expectancy at birth - the average length of time that you are expected to live - continues to drop for Americans, a new study finds. Drug overdoses, suicides, alcohol-related illnesses and...
- Dick’s Sporting Goods To Sell Its First CBD Products 11/26/2019 sgbonline.com - Myaderm, a leading producer of cannabidiol (CBD) products, announced that it reached a deal to become the first CBD products to sell at Dick’s Sporting Goods. The company’s entire CBD Sport Cream...
- Adventure 16 says goodbye after 57 years in business 11/22/2019 snewsnet.com - Adventure 16 will have a “Going Out of Business Sale” starting Nov. 29, Black Friday, and will include a purge of outdoor equipment inventory. On Dec. 7, the stores will begin...
- Burton Snowboard Founder, Jake Burton, Has Died 11/21/2019 outsideonline.com - Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards and one of the pioneers of the sport of snowboarding, died Wednesday night. Carpenter had announced early in the month that he was battling...
- Our Public Lands Are Broke: Is It Time for a ‘Backpack Tax’? 11/21/2019 gearjunkie.com - We have a perfect solution we don’t use and benefactors we don’t thank. It may be time for a tax on outdoor gear.
- At $2.6 billion increase, tariffs hit all-time high for outdoor industry 11/20/2019 snewsnet.com - As the trade war with China rages on, new data from OIA reveals that outdoor businesses have paid an additional $2.6 billion in punitive tariffs over the last year, up from $1.3...
