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BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — CyclingTips has promoted Caley Fretz to the position of editor-in-chief as Neal Rogers, who previously held the position, becomes the media company's editor at large.
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BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Andrew Pemberton, a former publisher of VeloNews and executive at Panache Cyclewear, has returned to publishing as the CEO of Pocket Outdoor Media, the holding company that publishes VeloNews, Triathlete, Women's Running, Competitor, and VeloPress books.
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SOUTHPORT, N.C. (BRAIN) — Tuesday was supposed to be the grand opening for Matt Jones' second store, which is in this community near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Instead, Jones spent the day boarding up the new location of City Bicycle Co. ahead of Thursday's expected arrival of Hurricane Florence.
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NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (BRAIN) — Dana DeLaRosa, a Giant Bicycles account executive who had worked for the company since August 2007, passed away on Aug, 25 at his home in Housatonic, Massachusetts, after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 58 years old.
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The BRAIN staff asked executives at Huffy, Jamis, QBP, Light & Motion, and WTB how they are dealing with current and proposed tariffs.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Orbea has hired Parker DeGray to be the brand's U.S. marketing coordinator.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — QBP has hired Mountain Exposure Agency and Active Agency Sales to expand its service to the Canadian market, effective Sept. 1.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The four-session Supplier Seminar Series presented by the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association at Interbike features a new focus on three industry hot-button issues: the 25 percent additional tariffs on Chinese-made bikes and bike-related products, the U.S.
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ST. JEAN DE MOIRANS, France (BRAIN) — Bill Duehring, the co-founder and president of Felt Inc., has left the company, effective Sept. 7.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products is now working with The Pro's Closet to make its Trade-Up used bike trade-in program available to all its dealers.
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MORGAN HILL, Calif. (Sept. 10, 2018) – LEM Helmets, a new, inclusive cycling helmet brand whose mission is to inspire the fun in biking by focusing on safety, style and performance in all its innovative head protection, has named industry veteran Michael Grim general manager.