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PILA, Poland (BRAIN) — Thule Group has opened a new factory here, in western Poland.
The company said the new plant offers increased production capacity on existing products as well as the possibility of production of newly launched product categories.
The factory is 145,000 square feet.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN) — Event organizers Haute Route has opened its North American headquarters here, on the west side of downtown Colorado Springs. The office is led by Haute Route's head of operations for North America, Micah Rice.
DENVER (BRAIN) — Niner has asked its stalking horse bidder — an investment group that had planned to purchase the company's assets on Wednesday — to step back as it negotiates with another potential buyer with a higher offer, company co-founder and president Chris Sugai told BRAIN Tuesday.
MUNICH, Germany (BRAIN) — Felt Bicycles has moved its European office from the company's former location in Edewecht, Germany, to a new facility in Munich.
SAUSALITO, Calif. (BRAIN) — The cycling and active lifestyle eyewear brand 100% has chosen True Communications as its official press representative.
IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — The high-end wheel brand Irwin Cycling is looking to grow its IBD business in the U.S. and will display at this month's CABDA show, for the first time. The brand also has retained PowWord Communications to assist in multiple areas.
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (BRAIN) — Kenda Tire has promoted Roger Hernandez to the position of West Coast sales and marketing manager. Hernandez joined Kenda in 2013 as the mountain bike and BMX marketing manager, while having previously managed a Kenda-sponsored grass roots team.
NOVATO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Marin Mountain Bikes Inc. is relocating its headquarters to a new location in Petaluma, a community that is also home to CamelBak, e-Thirteen, White Industries, Kitsbow and Soulcraft Bikes.
EMPORIA, Kan. (BRAIN) — For riders who find the standard 200-mile Dirty Kanza gravel race too short, organizers are adding the Dirty Kanza Extra Large, an invitation-only event to be held the same weekend as the regular race, June 1-3.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear arguments in South Dakota v. Wayfair, a case about whether states can require out-of-state online retailers to collect their sales taxes.
DENVER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Niner Inc.'s creditors were notified Friday that the company had received no new qualified bids for its assets, clearing the way for a stalking horse bidder, Niner Acquisition LLC, to close on purchase of the company next Wednesday.
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (BRAIN) — Liv Cycling has announced the schedule for its 2018 Liv Ladies AllRide: Powered by SRAM mountain bike skills camps.
LONDON (BRAIN) — Getty Images has acquired TDWsport, a cycling photography business and archive owned by Tim de Waele. De Waele has joined Getty Images as a staff photographer to lead the company's cycling coverage.
GIRONA, Spain (BRAIN) — Cannondale will be the main sponsor of the 2018 Sea Otter Europe Costa Brava-Girona Bike Show, which will hold its second edition in June.
SEATTLE, Wash. (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes, a Seattle-based direct-to-consumer electric bike company, has formed a commercial division to offer its electric vehicles to logistics and delivery companies, courier services, and corporate campuses and university that provide fleets.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Camber Outdoors has released speaker information for its CEO Pledge event, which is Jan. 27 in Denver during the OR + Snow trade show.
DENVER (BRAIN) — Shane Hensley and Marty Caivano have launched Smart Cycling Service, a services contracting group specializing in demo and expo event representation, neutral support, and evaluation and training services for retailers.
MASSA MARITTIMA, Italy (BRAIN) — A new company, Bike Connection Agency, will hold a cycling media event next month in Italy.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Interbike says it wants to "lead early OEM conversations" with a new hall dedicated to original equipment manufacturers at its September show in Reno, Nevada. The show also will produce a dedicated OEM directory for the show. The OEM area will be called "Source."