Outdoor Products in Utah Major Universities and Colleges Major Employers
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EDCUTAH INDUSTRY PROFILE | FY 17-18 OUTDOOR PRODUCTS IN UTAH MAJOR UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES MAJOR EMPLOYERS ON THE COVER 1 Utah State University 4 Westminster College 6 Utah Valley University 8 Southern Utah University 1 ICON Health & Fitness ENVE M-Series Carbon Fiber Wheel 2 Weber State University 5 Salt Lake 7 Brigham Young University 9 Dixie State University Community College 2 Altra Running ENVE Composites innovated the road bike industry when they 3 University of Utah 3 Amer Sports introduced their rim strip technology that been in development 4 Atomic Ski for over two years to prevent pinch flats. 5 Enve Composites A 6 Geigerrig 7 Goode Ski LOGAN Technologies 1 1 1 2 8 Kahuna Creations 9 Lifetime Products 10 Smith Optics 11 Browning OGDEN 12 Vista Outdoor 2 2 A 13 Black Diamond 10 Equipment 9 11 12 3 14 Cobra Firearms SALT LAKE CITY 15 Cotopaxi 3 4 5 B 16 Doppelmayr USA 21 22 6 17 DPS Skis B 23 26 27 18 Easton Technical 24 4 25 Products 5 19 Hoyt Archery 28 Natural Assets, Affordable Business 20 29 6 Specialized Bicycle PROVO Components 7 30 31 Climate, Industry Expertise 21 Petzl 22 Voile Industry • From 2012-15, Utah’s post-performance tax incentives Equipment 32 23 Reynolds • Utah is proud to be home to companies like Amer Sports, facilitated nearly 25,000 new jobs and more than $2.5B Cycling Black Diamond, Easton, Icon Health and Fitness, in investment. 24 Ogio Lifetime Products, and many others. Utah is one 25 Goal Zero of the top states in the nation for outdoor products • In 2017, the Tax Foundation ranked Utah’s Total Tax 26 Armada Skis 27 Rossignol employment, employing more than 7,000 people. Climate as the 9th best in the nation. Since 2011, Utah has eliminated or modified nearly 400 business 28 Fezzari 29 Gold Tip • Utah, host of the hugely successful 2002 Winter Olympics, regulations to ease the burdens placed on businesses. 30 Action Target operates many world-class sporting facilities. With its 31 Grim Reaper endless mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, wildlife, and the Broadheads 32 Barnes Bullets largest ski resort in North America (Park City Mountain Workforce MOAB Resort), Utah is the ultimate product-testing facility. • Utah offers a high employee concentration of outdoor products manufacturing-related occupations, with five • Utah has a robust outdoor products manufacturing times the national employment norm for a market industry and is recognized nationally as one of the the size of Utah, and increasing by more than 13% over greatest states in the nation for outdoor sports and the last five years. recreation. Utah is home to five national parks and a 7 8 combined 45 heritage, scenic, and recreation state parks. • Utah has three major universities with programs Utah has some of the nation’s best ski resorts, with three specializing in Outdoor Products, including the of them consistently ranked in the top 10 nationally. Outdoor Product Design and Development degree at Utah State University—the first-of-its-kind nationwide. Business Climate • The Outdoor Products industry in Utah greatly benefits from the Leisure and Hospitality industry, employing 8 9 • Forbes magazine has recognized ST. GEORGE Utah as “The Best State for more than 147,000 people. Utah is recognized nationally Business & Careers” six of the as the place to be for outdoor products. It’s why more past seven years. than 200 leading outdoor products companies call Utah home. APPLIED TECHNOLOGY COLLEGES 1 Bridgerland ATC 4 Tooele ATC 7 Southwest ATC 2 Ogden-Weber ATC 5 Mountainland ATC 8 Dixie ATC EDCUTAH OUTDOOR PRODUCTS PROFILE EDCUTAH.ORG 3 Davis ATC 6 Uintah Basin ATC Updated Feb. 2017 Major Outdoor Products Employers From top to bottom: Hoyt Archery com- pound bow, Easton COMPANY EMPLOYEES* DESCRIPTION archery arrow, Gold Tip arrow, and the slightly intimidating Lifetime 1000-1999 Lifetime Products is a leading producer of plastic and metal products such as folding Grim Reaper Broad- map #9 Products tables, chairs, and basketball hoops. heads – showing closed and opened. ICON Health 500-999 ICON Health and Fitness is one of the world’s largest developers, manufacturers, and & Fitness map #1 marketers of fitness equipment. Black Diamond 250-499 Black Diamond Equipment manufactures and develops rock climbing, skiing, and other Equipment map #13 outdoor products. Easton Technical 250-499 Easton Technical Products manufactures and develops sporting goods, specializing in Products map #18 archery, hunting, camping, and more. Action 100-249 Action Target designs, manufactures, and installs shooting ranges, tactical combat Target map #30 houses, and portable steel targets. Amer 100-249 Amer Sports is the sporting goods parent company for recognized brands, including Sports map #3 Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Arc’teryx, Mavic, Suunto, and Precor. Barnes 100-249 Since 1932, Barnes Bullets has been an industry leading manufacturer of percision small Bullets map #32 arms ammunition and muzzleloaders. Browning 100-249 Browning is an industry leader in the full spectrum of outdoor products, including map #11 sporting arms, technical hunting clothing, knives, gun safes, flashlights, and more. Goal 100-249 Goal Zero develops portable solar panels, power packs, and lighting products, with a Zero map #25 mission to put reliable power in the hands of every human being. Hoyt 100-249 Hoyt Archery is an outdoor products company specializing in the manufacturing of Archery map #19 archery and bow hunting equipment. Smith 100-249 Smith Optics develops sports eyewear, goggles, sunglasses, and helmets for biking, Optics map #10 motocross, skiing, surfing, and more. Doppelmayr 50-99 Doppelmayr specializes in the production of drive platforms for fixed grip lift installations, USA map #16 tower structures, terminal enclosures, chair production, as well as electrical control systems and hydraulic systems for detachable and fixed grip lift installations. Enve 50-99 ENVE Composites designs and hand builds carbon wheels and component systems for Composites map #5 mountain and road bikes. Fezzari 50-99 Fezzari custom builds, designs, engineers, manufactures, and distributes road, moun- map #28 tain, and performance bicycles and related products. = Headquartered in Utah *SOURCE: Utah Department of Workforce Services Goal Zero produces weatherproof portable solar power panels and fume-free generators for camping and emergencies. EDCUTAH OUTDOOR PRODUCTS PROFILE EDCUTAH.ORG COMPANY EMPLOYEES* DESCRIPTION Gold Tip 50-99 Gold Tip develops and manufactures some of the most innovative, durable, and precise- map #29 carbon arrows for archery in the world. Fezzari Kings Peak Ogio 50-99 Ogio produces packs and bags for the outdoor industry, including golf bags, gear bags, Fat Bike, named map #24 and men’s and women’s apparel. appropriately after Utah’s highest peak. Petzl 50-99 Petzl designs and manufactures outdoor products and accessories for the climbing and map #21 caving industies. Reynolds 50-99 Reynolds Cycling brought the first carbon clincher wheelset to market. They design, Cycling map #23 mold, and produce bicycle wheels and small components. Rossignol 50-99 Rossignol produces ski and snowboarding equipment, including goggles, helmets, map #27 bags, boots, apparel, and more. Specialized Bicycle 50-99 Specialized Bicycle Components produces bicycles and cycling equipment, such as Components map #20 wheels, tubes, helmets, boots, and apparel. Vista 50-99 Vista Outdoor is a leading global designer, manufacturer, and marketer of consumer Outdoor map #12 products in the outdoor sports and recreation markets. Altra 20-49 Altra Running footwear is manufactured to help prevent injuries and make running Running map #2 better for all levels of athletes. Atomic 20-49 Atomic Ski produces skis and skiing equipment, such as skis, poles, boots, helmets, Ski map #4 goggles, bags, and apparel. Cobra 20-49 Cobra Firearms develops and manufactures a line of derringer small pocket pistols and Firearms map #14 other small firearms. Cotopaxi 20-49 Cotopaxi designs and manufactures innovative outdoor products sucha as backpacks, map #15 hiking gear, camping gear, apparel, and outdoor accessories. DPS 20-49 DPS Skis manufactured the world’s first pure prepreg carbon fiber sandwich ski and Skis map #17 the first rockered ski with sidecut. Grim Reaper 20-49 Grim Reaper Broadheads manufactures and develops arrowheads, and are the inventor Broadheads map #31 of Razortip Technology—patented, mini-tip blade(s) that greatly enhances penetration. Armada Skis 10-19 Armada Skis is the industry’s first rider-owned, rider operated ski manufacturer, which map #26 produces top performing skis, poles, outerwear, and softgoods Geigerrig 10-19 Geigerrig manufactures pressurized hydration packs utilizing in-line water filtration systems map #6 for any and all applications, including military, recreational, industrial, and medical. Goode Ski 10-19 Goode Ski Technologies manufactures water skis, snow skis, ski poles, and other ski Technologies map #7 equipment and accessories. Kahuna 10-19 Kahuna Creations manufactures longboards and longboarding equipment, and are the Creations map #8 inventors of the Landpaddle—sparking the advent of the new sport, landpaddling. = Headquartered in Utah *SOURCE: Utah Department of Workforce Services We’re enthusiasts of all forms of skiing—not just the frozen type. Goode skis develops advanced tecnology for all types of skiing. See them at goode.com. Kahuna Creations: Paying tribute to the ancient Hawaiian board riders, but here in Utah. EDCUTAH OUTDOOR PRODUCTS PROFILE