Nike Inc.
NIKE, Inc. based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Wholly-owned NIKE subsidiaries include Converse Inc., which designs, markets and distributes athletic lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories and Hurley International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes surf and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories. For more information, visit www.nikeinc.com.
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11-05-09
Nike Introduces N7 Collection
This weekend Nike (NYSE:NKE) will debut the Nike N7 Collection, a select range of performance footwear designed with the environment and the future of Native American communities in mind. The N7 Collection will be sold exclusively through 33 Nike Factory Stores in the U.S. a...
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04-16-09
Steve Nash Continues Commitment to Sustainability with Nike Zoom MVP Trash Talk
BEAVERTON, Ore. - April 16, 2009 - The new Nike Zoom MVP Trash Talk combines Nike's commitment to Considered Design, marrying performance product and sustainability, with Phoenix Sun's Steve Nash's passion for the environment.
The Nike Zoom MV...
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01-30-09
World Economic Forum Gives Adolescent Girls a Voice on the Global Stage
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND. - 30 January, 2009 - With an agenda focused almost exclusively on the global financial crisis, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting program today will feature its first-ever plenary session focused on adolescent girls.
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10-28-08
NIKE Considered Design - Products That Redefine Performance and Sustainability
NEW YORK, NY. - October 28, 2008 - NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today debuted Nike Considered Design, its latest products which combine sustainability principles with the newest innovations for sport. While Nike has delivered consumers Considered products for several years,...
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09-26-08
Former President Clinton Announces World Bank, Nike Foundation, Denmark and Liberia CGI Commitment to Unleash Economic Opportunity for Adolescent Girls in Liberia
NEW YORK, NY. - September 26, 2008 - As the first Commitment featured at the Opening Plenary of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Wednesday, Former President William Clinton announced the Adolescent Girls Initiative, an innovative public-private partnership betwee...
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05-27-08
Nike Foundation and Buffetts Join to Invest $100 million in Girls
New York (May 27, 2008) - The Nike Foundation and Peter and Jennifer Buffett, co-chairs of the NoVo Foundation, announced today an innovative collaboration to invest in "the girl effect": the ability of adolescent girls in developing countries to bring unprecedented social a...
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04-14-08
Nike Helps Contract Factories Reduce Climate Footprint
BEAVERTON, OR - April 14, 2008 "“ Nike has completed the first phase of an energy-efficiency project aimed at reducing energy consumption within its footwear contract manufacturing base.
Nike has partnered with four contract factories in China a...
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03-17-08
Jordan Brand Announces Application Deadline Extension for its Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program
BEAVERTON, OR - March 17, 2008 - Jordan Brand, a division of Nike, Inc., today announced the extension of its application deadline for this year's Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program through April 15, 2008. Through Jordan Fundamentals, some of the country's most dedicated edu...
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02-14-08
Nike Unveils Community Store Plans; Donates Basketball Courts to New Orleans; And Kicks Off Celebration With Mayor Ray Nagin, Lebron James and Lisa Leslie
NEW ORLEANS, LA - February 14, 2008 - To celebrate NBA All-Star Weekend and Nike's long term commitment to rebuilding New Orleans through sport, Nike will unveil plans for a new community store and host a court dedication and community celebration at New Orleans Park and Rec...
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02-14-08
Steve Nash and Nike Turn Garbage into "Trash Talk"
BEAVERTON,OR - February 14, 2008 "“ Steve Nash is the All-Star guard for the Phoenix Suns whose passion for environmental awareness forged a partnership with Nike to create the Nike Trash Talk, the first performance basketball shoe made from manufacturing waste. Nash will de...
