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AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — TriggerPoint Performance Therapy has been issued a U.S. utility patent protecting its GRID foam rollers.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (BRAIN) — The Gravity Cartel, the U.S. sales and service office for Spank Industries and iXS protective gear, has signed pro mountain bike racer Eric Carter.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Outdoor sports retailer REI is donating $100,000 to PeopleForBikes to expand its Green Lane Project.
PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — North St. Bags has opened a new retail concept storefront in Southeast Portland.
Nearly tripling its existing showroom area, the North St. Bags SHOP HQ showcases on-hand inventory from the brand's line of made-in-Portland convertible pannier bags and other cycling accessories.
LONGMONT, Colo. (BRAIN) — Clif Bar has extended its title sponsorship of the CrossVegas cyclocross race by two years, through the 2017 event. This year the event will be designated a UCI World Cup, the first time a cyclocross World Cup has been held outside Europe. The race will be Sept. 16.
TRENTON, N.J. (BRAIN) — Hutchinson Tire North America has hired the OEM brand management firm SpinCycle Consulting, which is headed up by industry veteran Kendall Young, to handle sales to North American OEM brands.
MONTREAL (BRAIN) — While worldwide currencies have somewhat stabilized against the U.S. dollar, foreign exchange rates dealt a major blow to Dorel's first-quarter earnings across all of its business divisions, officials told analysts during a call Thursday morning.
PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — CamelBak sales for the first quarter this year were down 4.8 percent from the same period last year, a decline the company attributed to the strong U.S. dollar, the West Coast port shutdown and a continued downsizing of the U.S. military.
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — "Alternative logistics" helped Fox Factory exceed its sales expectations for the first quarter, despite the West Coast port shutdowns.

OGDEN, Utah (BRAIN) — Mike Wilson has been named the North American marketing manager for Mavic and Suunto, two brands owned by Amer Sports.

PALO ALTO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Jobst Brandt died Tuesday at age 80 after a long illness.

PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — E-Thirteen and MRP have entered into a co-licensing agreement that covers their respective intellectual property relating to direct-mount bashguards.
Both companies have used direct-mount guards since 2007.
BOSTON (BRAIN) — Vittoria Industries North America has hired Derek Griggs as regional sales representative for New England.