Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Saturday, September 8, 2018 thru Friday, September 21, 2018
- Government confirms outdoor recreation is a large and growing percentage of U.S. economy 09/20/2018 snewsnet.com - The federal Bureau of Economic Analysis’ final report shows that outdoor recreation accounts for 2.2 percent ($412 billion) of the 2016 US Gross Domestic Product. The report also found that outdoor recreation...
- Outdoor Recreation A Large And Growing Percentage Of U.S. Economy 09/20/2018 sgbonline.com - Outdoor recreation accounts for 2.2 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product, according to the final report by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on the outputs from outdoor recreation. The results also...
- SKI Magazine Debuts its Resorts of the Year Issue 09/19/2018 snewsnet.com - SKI Magazine awarded highest honors to Aspen Snowmass, Colo., and Smugglers' Notch, Vt. with the debut of its Resorts of the Year issue. These two resorts, deemed Best in the West and...
- Columbia Sportswear Appoints Dean Rurak SVP Of North America Sales 09/17/2018 sgbonline.com - Columbia Sportswear Co. announced that Dean Rurak has been appointed SVP of North America sales. Rurak succeeds Joe Craig, who will retire on Oct 1. Craig will continue to consult with Columbia...
- Burton Hires Former REI, Vans Marketeer 09/17/2018 boardistan.com - Burton has hired Sarah Crockett as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer. Formerly the VP of Integrated Marketing & Community Engagement at REI, Sarah will now oversee all facets of Burton Global...
- Help Keep Our Industry #SafeOutside 09/13/2018 insideoutdoor.com - In continued partnership with the #SafeOutside movement, and with guidance and input from data scientist Charlie Lieu, SNEWS is conducting a survey among professionals working within the outdoor industry to gauge the...
- Peak Resorts Misses On Q1 Revenue and Income 09/11/2018 sgbonline.com - Peak Resorts Inc., which operates a number of U.S. ski resorts, reported a loss for the first quarter ended July 31 of $11.8 million, or (87) cents per share, missing analysts’ estimates...
- California May Get A New Epic Trail System Hundreds of Miles Long 09/10/2018 adventure-journal.com - On Aug. 30, the California State Assembly approved the creation of a new, potentially spectacular hiking trail stretching from San Francisco Bay, 300 miles north to Humboldt Bay, not far from the...
