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Constantine Announces $4.6 Million To Promote Equitable Access To Youth Sports And Outdoor Recreation
King County Executive Dow Constantine King County Executive Dow Constantine recently announced $4.6 million in Youth Sports and Outdoor Recreation Relief funding – including a substantial boost from federal COVID-19 recovery aid – to improve access to sports and recreation for youth of color following extensive community-based review that helped focus investments on racial equity. A total of 45 organization will receive funding based on a comprehensive community review process designed to promote equitable access to sports and recreation. King County Parks partnered with the King County Play Equity Coalition and 50 independent community reviewers to evaluate proposals, applying the principles of racial equity. “Investing in these 45 community-led projects…
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Haslam Sports Group announces ‘Faceoff on the Lake’ on February 18
Haslam Sports Group (HSG), the Cleveland Browns and the Ohio State University announced today that “Faceoff on the Lake” will be played at FirstEnergy Stadium on Feb. 18, when the Buckeyes host the Michigan Wolverines in the first-ever hockey game at the venue. Cleveland Browns and Columbus Crew season ticket members, along with Browns Waitlist members and select groups, will have early access to “Faceoff on the Lake” tickets beginning on Monday, Aug. 29 at 10 a.m. Tickets will officially go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Fans interested in more information – including suite, premium hospitality and group offerings – may contact Browns…
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Vista Outdoor announces agreement to purchase Bozeman-based Simms Fishing Products | Business
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Shiloh Christian announces indoor practice facility to benefit student-athletes
SPRINGDALE — Shiloh Christian School officials recently dug their gold shovels into a mound of dirt and signaled the start of a construction project to bring a new athletic facility to the private school. A $5.6 million indoor workout/practice facility that will include a turfed field, a much larger weight room and offices among other amenities. It was a vision that athletic director and head football coach Jeff Conaway put before school officials almost a decade ago, Shiloh Christian superintendent Keith McDaniel said. “This is something that was on his heart for a long time and it’s something that we’ve been chasing after, but until this past year it was…
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Blizzard Albany, formerly Vicarious Visions, announces unionization bid
Comment on this story Comment Blizzard Albany, a video game developer owned by Activision Blizzard, is going public with its unionization efforts. The quality assurance team at the Albany-based studio formerly known as Vicarious Visions — a unit made up of about 20 employees — has filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. Last Thursday, the workers asked Activision Blizzard management to voluntarily recognize their union. “I firmly believe that having the union is going to give us the power that we need to make our workplace better,” said Amanda Laven, associate test analyst at Blizzard Albany in an interview with The Washington Post. “It’s very…
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Vista Outdoor Announces Plan to Separate its Outdoor Products and Sporting Products Segments Into Two Independent, Publicly-Traded Companies
Creates Two Market-Leading, Highly-Focused Companies Chris Metz to Continue as CEO of Vista Outdoor Until Separation; Following Separation Will be Appointed CEO of Outdoor Products Jason Vanderbrink to Continue to Lead Sporting Products and to be Appointed CEO Following Separation Separation Expected to be Completed in Calendar Year 2023 Separately Announced Q4 and FY 2022 Financial Results; Company to Host Conference Call at 9:00 a.m. ET ANOKA, Minn., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vista Outdoor Inc. (“Vista”, the “Company” or “we”) (NYSE: VSTO) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to separate its Outdoor Products and Sporting Products segments into two independent, publicly-traded companies. The…
