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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05-02-07
Nike Combats Childhood Inactivity in New York City Schools Through NikeGO PE, A Program Available in 400 Schools Nationally
NEW YORK, NY- May 2, 2007 "“ New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein will accept the Ross Merrick National Recognition Award presented by the National Association of Sports and Physical Education (NASPE) to the New York City Department of Education today. This award h...
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03-08-07
Nike Announces $200,000 Grant to Hillsboro Schools
BEAVERTON, OR- March 8, 2007 "“ Nike Vice President and General Manager for the USA Craig Cheek announced today a $200,000 Innovation Grant to Hillsboro Schools from the newly-created Nike School Innovation Fund (NSIF). The NSIF is a five-year, $9 million commitment to suppo...
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03-05-07
Nike, Special Olympics Oregon Partner to Create New Youth Games
BEAVERTON, OR- March 2, 2007 "“ Nike, Inc. and Special Olympics Oregon announced today a first-of-its-kind event designed to introduce youth, age eight to 19, and their families to the Special Olympics Experience. Spurred by a $175,000 Nike grant of cash and products, the Ni...
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01-10-07
Nike Announces New Nike School Innovation Fund; $9 Million, Multi-Year Investment In Schools
BEAVERTON, OR., January 10, 2007 "“ Nike President and CEO Mark Parker announced today the creation of the Nike School Innovation Fund (NSIF), a five-year, $9 million commitment to help Portland, Hillsboro and Beaverton public schools. The NSIF is designed to support innova...
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01-09-07
FORTUNE Names Nike to the 2007 List of "100 Best Companies to Work For"
BEAVERTON, OR - January 9, 2007 "“ FORTUNE announced today that Nike, for the second straight year, has been named to the "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. Nike is No. 69 on the 2007 list, moving up 31 slots from the prior year. The complete list and related stories a...
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12-26-06
Nike and Doernbecher Children's Hospital Unite to Empower Kids by Design
Portland, OR - December 26, 2006 - The third annual Doernbecher Freestyle project reunites Nike and Portland, Oregon-based Doernbecher Children's Hospital in a fund-raising campaign that allows creative young patients the opportunity to design Nike footwear. The patients, wh...
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11-20-06
Nike Ends Orders With Soccer Ball Manufacturer
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11-09-06
SustainAbility Names Nike Top U.S. Company for Social Responsibility Reporting
BEAVERTON, OR - Nike's commitment to industry-leading transparency in its social responsibility reporting has led to the company being named the top U.S. company and one of the world's top 10 in the current SustainAbility Global Reporters Program ranking released today.
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11-09-06
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars to Help Refugee Youth
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11-02-06
First Blind Man in History to Summit Mount Everest, Erik Weihenmayer, Receives Sixth-Annual Casey Martin Award
Beaverton, OR (November 2, 2006) - Erik Weihenmayer, an accomplished mountain climber, sky diver and skier who lost his vision at age 13, was named the 2006 Casey Martin Award recipient today at Nike's World Headquarters. The award ceremony included PGA Tour Me...