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The Hawaii Tourism Authority’s board has appointed Rick Fried Jr. as its new chairman. He succeeds Aaron Sala.

Visit Phoenix has added a trio of directors to bolster its sales and services presence in key convention markets.

The United States Bowling Congress Open Championships will donate venue materials to Habitat for Humanity-El Paso.

Smartwool has signed on as the lead clothing and sock partner of the Hard Rock Hundred Endurance Run.

L.L.Bean has agreed to a three-year partnership that calls for supplying the Fast and Female technical t-shirts for the next three years.

According to NCAA, with the removal of the Confederate flag, South Carolina can once again bid on hosting its tournaments.

The NJCAA national office has announced a record number of recipients of the 2014-15 NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards.

Sara Holzer, national sales director of VisitPITTSBURGH, won the Outstanding Affiliate of 2015 by Pittsburgh Society of Association Executives.

Bobsled & Skeleton (USABS) announced Pete Piechoski as the organization's newest Board of Directors chairman.

Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin has signed an endorsement deal with Speedo.