Columbia Sportswear named 22-year Nike veteran, Jim Beeman as VP of U.S. Sales for the Columbia brand. Beeman was most recently VP and GM for JD Sports/Finish Line at the Swoosh.++++Adidas has leased 107,000-sq.-ft. of office space on the top floor of the California Market Center in Los Angeles to house operations for marketing, sales and design, the Wall Street Journal reported, in a major expansion of The Big a’s presence in the city.++++Hanesbrands will invest $2 million over four years in three HBCUs—North Carolina A&T, Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design ... Log in to view full article.