Nike, Inc.
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UW provost tapped for Nike's board...not report to me," she said. "And certainly we are putting a wall between any dealings with Nike and the UW, or the UW and Nike, and me." The Nike contract is worth a minimum $35 million to the UW over the 10 years, and it comes with... In this article: Nike, University of Washington, Mark Emmert, Bowl Championship Series, Pac-10, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Phil Knight, and Weyerhaeuser |
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Orlando Sentinel | 1 day ago
More Nike uniform information for FSU game
posted by Jeremy Fowler on Nov 20, 2009 5:29:37 PM I know Gators fans have had an interest in the funky Nike Pro Combat uniforms Florida will wear for Tim Tebow's last home game against Florida State on Nov. 28. Thanks to onlygators.com...
In this article: Nike, Gators, Florida State, Tim Tebow, and Florida
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Florida Football | 1 day ago
Nike To Unveil Newly-Designed Florida Football Uniform
...the University of Oklahoma, The University of Texas and TCU as the schools debuting the Nike Pro Combat uniform this month. Nike designed the Nike Pro Combat uniform to address the evolution of the game: today s players are stronger...
In this article: Nike, Florida, Gators, Swimming, Titanium, Track & Field, Florida Gators, University of Oklahoma, University of Missouri, and Virginia Tech
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
How Google and Nike got their names
...its name from googol-the number one followed by 100 zeroes which represents the amount of information the site was expected to cover, and Nike's name come from a Greek goddess, reveals a new book. The book narrates the weird and wonderful...
In this article: Nike, Google, Larry Ellison, Marks & Spencer, IKEA, Sainsbury's, Oracle, Ed Oates, Bridgestone, and CIA
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MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse | 2 days ago
Nike hikes quarterly dividend by 8% to 27 cents
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Nike Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!nke/quotes/nls/nke (NKE 63.56, -0.86, -1.33%) late Thursday said it raised its quarterly dividend by 8% to 27 cents a share from 25 cents. The dividend will be paid on Jan. 4 to...
In this article: Nike and MarketWatch
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Oklahoma Sooners Football Blog | 3 days ago
Nike Unveils Oklahoma's Pro Combat Uniform
...Day: The Sooners destroy the Aggies 77-0 University of Oklahoma announced, this weekend's game at Texas Tech, the Sooners will unveil Nike's latest football technology, Pro Combat series, a super light-weight uniform. In addition,...
In this article: Nike, Oklahoma, Sooners, Florida State, Oklahoma Sooners, University of Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Bud Wilkinson, Twitter, and Facebook
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News OK | 5 days ago
Nike combat uniform slogans for other teams
...to play in Texas. Explains Nike: "Whether it's Lubbock or Dallas, it's still Sooner country. " 11/17/2009 Of all the features of Oklahoma's Nike Pro Combat uniform, the majority of players noted their favorite element is the logo-less,...
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The Oklahoma Daily | 5 days ago
Sooners laud the new uniforms designed by Nike for Saturday's game against Texas Tech
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 The OU athletic department announced the football team will be wearing the Nike Inc. Pro Combat uniform Saturday in Lubbock, Texas against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Sooners are one of 11 teams to...
In this article: Sooners, Texas Tech, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Texas Christian, and Louisiana State
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Oklahoma will break out new Nike uniforms Saturday at Texas Tech
...play better away from home. Saturday at Texas Tech, the Sooners will wear customized, state-of-the-art Nike uniforms called Nike Pro Combat, which the company asserts is the lightest football uniform it has ever designed. 11/17/2009 Of...
In this article: Nike, Sooners, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, and Bud Wilkinson
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Nike officially releases new OU football uniform
...the redesigned uniforms on Saturday at Texas Tech. In a post from @usnikefootball, the company said, "Here it is Sooner fans - the new Nike Pro Combat uniform for Saturday's game." The helmet is also missing something familiar, the OU...
In this article: Nike, Sooners, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Texas Tech, Texas Christian, Twitter, and Miami, Florida
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Bleacher Report | November 12, 2009
Sooners Nabbed As One of 11 Elite Teams to Wear New Nike Uniform
...will unveil the new uniform on the road against Texas Tech (Nov. 21) or at home against Oklahoma State (Nov. 28). "Nike designed the Nike Pro Combat uniform to address the evolution of the game: Today's players are stronger and faster and...
In this article: Nike, Sooners, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Florida State, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Clemson, and Miami, Missouri
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Nike, Inc. (pronounced: /ˈnaɪki/) (NYSE: NKE) is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world's leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment with revenue in excess of $18.6 billion USD in its fiscal year 2008 (ending May 31, 2008). As of 2008, it employed more than 30,000 people worldwide. Nike and Precision Castparts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state of Oregon, according to The Oregonian.
The company was founded on January 25, 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. in 1978. The company takes its name from Nike (Greek Νίκη pronounced: /níːkɛː/), the Greek goddess of victory; it is also based on Egyptian usage of "strength", "victory", nakht. Nike markets its products under its own brand as well as Nike Golf, Nike Pro, Nike+, Air Jordan, Nike Skateboarding and subsidiaries including Cole Haan, Hurley International, Umbro and Converse. Nike also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike Bauer) between 1995 and 2008. In addition to manufacturing sportswear and equipment, the company operates retail stores under the Niketown name. Nike sponsors many high profile athletes and sports teams around the world, with the highly recognized trademarks of "Just do it" and the Swoosh logo.
- Name:
- Nike, Inc.
- Type:
- Public (NYSE: NKE)
- Location:
- Beaverton, Oregon, United States
- Region:
- Worldwide
- Founded:
- 1972
- Stock Symbol:
- NKE
- Industry:
- Designing and Manufacturing: Sportswear
- Sports equipment
- Key People:
- Products:
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- Apparel
- Accessories
- Athletic shoes
- Sports equipment
- Revenue:
- US$ 18.627 billion (2008)
- Operating Income:
- US$ 2.199 billion (2007)
- Net Income:
- US$ 1.883 billion (2008)
- Assets:
- US$ 12.443 billion (2008)
- Equity:
- US$ 7.825 billion (2008)
- No. of Employees:
- 30,200 (2008)
- Motto:
- Just Do It!
- Market Cap:
- US$ 33.99 billion (2008)
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