Hillsboro News in Brief (The Hillsboro Argus)

Fortune magazine announced last week 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.

Former area runner competes in Oregon (Observer-Dispatch)

Mackenzie Carter, a New Hartford native who runs for Fayetteville-Manlius High School, recently concluded an outstanding cross country season by leading the Fayetteville-Manlius Cross Country Club to the team title in the Nike Team Nationals in Oregon.

What`s on Now (TheGolfChannel.com)

Editor’s note: Golf Channel business reporter Casey Bierer participated recently in Nike Golf’s Whistle Stop Tour; a press and media junket that traveled a group of Nike execs and invited media to four cities in 48 hours. This column is the fifth entry of a six-part series chronicling the journey.

College officials to tour Nike factories (Albuquerque Tribune)

The Michigan State senior associate athletics director believes Nike when it says all its workers are treated well, and he eagerly accepted the company`s offer to tour some of its Asian factories.

Changing the Game on Nike (BusinessWeek)

How budget sneakers are tripping up its basketball business

Germany: Nike To Give Adidas The Boot? (KOIN News 6 Portland)

FRANKFURT, Germany - Word out of Germany is that Nike has offered to supply equipment to the German national soccer team. Nike rival Adidas, which is based in Germany, has been supplying the German team with outfits since 1954.

The Nike SasQuatch Sumo2 driver in pictures (GOLFmagic)

The Nike SasQuatch Sumo2 driver is the first to make it cool to be square.

Local schools will see Nike dollars from new Innovation Fund (Portland Tribune)

Nike Chief Executive Officer Mark Parker appeared at a Wednesday news conference to announce the creation of the Nike School Innovation Fund, which will pump $9 million into the Portland, Beaverton and Hillsboro school districts over five years. “There’s a real appetite to innovate in ...

Marauders Defensive Coordinator to Speak at Prestigious NIKE Coach of the Year Clinic (KXMB CBS12 Bismarck)

Monday, Jan. 15, 2007Bismarck, ND — University of Mary Marauders Defensive Coordinator Jason Petrino is among the prominent coaches who have been invited to speak at The NIKE Coach of the Y

City gets break in Nike fight (The Oregonian)

HILLSBORO -- A Washington County circuit court judge cut the city of Beaverton some slack Tuesday by ruling the city -- the loser in a battle over public records -- has to pay Nike $175,000 in attorneys fees.