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July 2024 Member News
SylvanSport to Celebrate 20th Anniversary with Sale and Celebration – July 20th SylvanSport is Celebrating…
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June 2024 Member News
Unstoppable-Women’s Mountaintop Adventure Join Tera Pruett for the Unstoppable Women’s Mountaintop Retreat this summer near…
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May 2024 Member News
New Asheville Family Adventure Fest Fundraiser Created to Support Autism Services in WNC Hosted by…
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April 2024 Member News
MADE X MTNS Launches “Made by Mountains, Loved By Locals” Campaign to Showcase Western North…
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March 2024 Member News
Outdoor Business Alliance Announces Evening Speaker Event – Approaching DEI with Intention and Action on…
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February 2024 Member News
Outdoor Business Alliance Members Named “Best of the Blue Ridge” Readers of Blue Ridge Outdoors…
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January 2024 Member News
Waypoint Adventure North Carolina’s Launch Party A remarkable celebration of community, inclusion, and the spirit…
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December Member News
Garden and Gun’s 2023 Made in the South Awards Features Trollgadda Trollgadda Tackle and Apparel…
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SGB Media: Q&A With Matt Godfrey, Executive Director, Outdoor Business Alliance
Founded in 2013, Outdoor Business Alliance (OBA) cultivates, connects and supports the outdoor community in Western North Carolina, becoming one of the first organized alliances of outdoor gear brands in the United States. SGB Executive talked with Matt Godfrey, the nonprofit’s new executive Director, about forming the organization, its mission and plans for future growth.
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OBA Welcomes Matt Godfrey as Executive Director
The OBA is excited to announce the appointment of Matt Godfrey as the…
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OBA Executive Director Joins Exploration Local Podcast
In this podcast Exploration Local sat down with Andy Williamson, the Executive Director of…
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Announcing “Accelerating Outdoors”
Western North Carolina’s outdoor economy is getting a huge boost from a new $3M investment…
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Announcing the WNC Made By Mountains Brand
The Growing Outdoors Partnership and its members including the Outdoor Business Alliance of Western North…
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We Grow Together – New Membership Process and Structure for 2021
2020 was an interesting year for everyone. The volunteer leadership of the OBA and our…
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Outdoor Business Alliance of WNC Announces New Executive Director
June 17, 2020 – Asheville, NC – Outdoor Business Alliance of WNC, the first…
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OBA Members Supporting Healthcare Industry
Angie Robinson Darby Communications angie@darbycommunications.com 828.254.0954 o / 828.337.6455 c Outdoor Business Alliance Collaborating and…
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Amy Allison Named Director of the N.C. Outdoor Recreation Industry Office
The OBA Chairwoman, appointed as the Director of the NC Outdoor Recreation Industry Office as…
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Calling WNC Outdoor Startups: Introducing Waypoint Accelerator
Mountain BizWorks and Outdoor Business Alliance launch new entrepreneurial accelerator for the next generation of…
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Outdoor Business Alliance Unveil 2018 Outdoor Industry Manufacturing Census
The Outdoor Business Alliance of WNC (OBA) – a 30+ brand strong collective – have…
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NC’s New Office of Outdoor Recreation
The Outdoor Business Alliance of WNC are tremendously excited about North Carolina’s new Outdoor Recreation…