BOULDER, CO (March 31, 2009) – Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) applauded action by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John Ensign (R-NV) to formally re-introduce the bipartisan Affordable Footwear Act (S.730), legislation that would permanently eliminate extraordinarily high ...read more
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) today announced the keynote speakers for the 14th annual Rendezvous. Global economist and policy advisor Todd Buchholz, consumer analyst Marshal Cohen, author Kevin Carroll and adventurer and author Erik Weihenmayer will headline the premier ...read more
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has partnered with fifty-one conservation groups to release Conserving America's Landscapes, a new report highlighting the successes of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and stressing the need for full federal funding of these ...read more
U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the department is cancelling 77 oil and gas leases in Utah issued in the final days of the Bush Administration. The decision means that more than 100,000 acres of pristine Utah wild lands and iconic recreation ...read more
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and The Mann Group (TMG), a retail consulting firm specializing in retail management, training and strategic planning, today announced the development of two, six-part, live Webinar workshops to provide retailers tools to survive and thrive. The ...read more
BOULDER, CO (July 15, 2008) – Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) was instrumental in developing the first ever trade legislation specifically for outdoor performance apparel manufacturers and thrilled with the introduction of the Recreational Performance Outerwear Act of 2008 ...read more
