October 21, 2021

Outdoor Research promotes Liz Wilson to Senior Vice President of Global Product Creation

SEATTLE, Wash. (October 21, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Outdoor Research (OR), the Seattle-based outdoor and tactical apparel manufacturer, has promoted Liz Wilson to its Senior Vice President of Global Product Creation. Wilson, who has worked for the brand for four years, is tasked with leading the Product Creation team and product...

October 21, 2021

DUER Selects OutsidePR as Agency of Record

SAUSALITO, Calif. (October 21, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - OutsidePR, a leading consumer public relations agency with a boutique focus on the outdoor lifestyle, today announced it has been selected as the Agency of Record for Vancouver, BC-based performance denim and apparel brand DUER. The agency will support DUER's public relations...

October 21, 2021

Kitsbow Receives North Carolina Governor’s NCWorks Award of Distinction for 2021; Recognized as Outstanding Employer

Old Fort, N.C. (Oct. 21, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Kitsbow, maker of premium cycling clothing and accessories, is the proud recipient of the North Carolina Governor’s NCWorks Award of Distinction for 2021 in the category of ‘Outstanding Employer.’ The award was presented at the Virtual 2021 NCWorks Partnership Conference on...

October 21, 2021

OvareVentures Expands Outdoor Brand Portfolio with Purchase of Gull Lake Boat Works

Los Angeles, CA (October 21, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - OvareVentures adds to its portfolio of outdoor and better life brands with its investment in Toronto-based Gull Lake Boat Works, custom builder and restorer of canoes and kayaks. Gull Lake Boat Works was founded in 2008 by owner and operator Marc...

October 20, 2021

Bedrock, Filson Parent Company Names Michele Santana CFO

DETROIT, Oct. 20, 2021 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Bedrock Manufacturing Company has named Michele Santana as the company’s Chief Financial Officer, a key appointment as Bedrock continues to drive operational excellence and accelerate its path to sustained growth and profitability. Santana joins Bedrock– the parent company of Shinola and Filson –...

October 20, 2021

American Businesses Thank the Biden Administration for Saving Local Jobs and Protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from Mining

Bend, Ore. (Oct. 20, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - The Conservation Alliance and its 270 member businesses in the outdoor recreation, craft brewing and beverage, finance, and clean energy industries, are ecstatic today that the Biden Administration has taken key steps to protect the economy and natural resources in the Boundary...

October 20, 2021

Snowsports Industries America and Winter Outdoor Industry Push for Passage of Bold Climate Legislation

Park City, Utah (October 20, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Snowsports Industries America (SIA) - with support from more than 40 businesses with an active interest in the winter outdoor industry - has sent an open letter to members of Congress urging them to consider the climate investments in the current...

October 20, 2021

Arcade Climbing Reimagines Indoor Climbing with Proprietary Technology Launching At Brooklyn Boulders Gyms This Fall

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (October 20, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Arcade Climbing, an immersive technology company, today introduced proprietary technology transforming the sport of climbing for newcomers as well as core devotees. Specifically, the interactive climbing holds and technology, a first for the indoor climbing industry, respond and react to force with colored...

October 20, 2021

Montrose Anglers Announces Expansion

MONTROSE, COLORADO (October 20, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Montrose Anglers, a local Montrose fly shop, online retailer and guide service, announced today its expansion plans at Colorado Outdoors. The business is set to build-out nearly 3,000 square feet in the new Flex Buildings, a multi-tenant project near the Uncompahgre River. The...

October 20, 2021

Short Film “What’s in A Name” Addresses Discrimination and Racism in American Climbing Culture and Route Names

Rohnert Park, Calif.— Oct 20, 2021—Marmot, in partnership with REI Co-op Studios and Bedrock Film Works, releases “What’s In A Name,” a short film directed by Jules Jimreivat, chronicling the spirit and triumph of muscling through the challenge of route development in a sport whose practices have created barriers to...