Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank announced Monday night that he was quitting a White House manufacturing advisory panel, a step that came after President Donald Trump came under withering criticism for what some said was a tepid response ...

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For years, Under Armour was the company that grew. Wall Street analysts and shareholders celebrated the company’s exponential growth in quasi-religious terms. But over the last year, that growth has slowed and CEO Kevin Plank, who could once walk across ...

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Under Armour Tuesday named Patrik Frisk as president and chief operating officer, providing founder Kevin Plank with a partner at a time when the Baltimore-based athletic apparel company has hit a rough patch. Frisk takes over July 10, and will ...

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Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank spoke out against President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the Paris climate accord Friday, but he was silent on whether he would continue to serve on the president’s manufacturing advisory council. “Climate change is real and ...

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Growth has slowed for Under Armour in the face of aggressive competition from those two established brands alongside weak demand for its shoes.

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After a week of backlash from shoppers and his company’s most high-profile endorsees, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank clarified his remarks about President Trump and his company’s commitment to equality and diversity in an open letter to Baltimore on Wednesday. ...

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Under Armour Inc.’s chief executive officer made a mistake praising President Donald Trump, and the move could take a toll on the athletic brand’s reputation and stock price, according to a Susquehanna International Group analyst. CEO Kevin Plank’s recent comment ...

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Two Maryland companies were part of a breakfast meeting with President Donald Trump Monday morning, where the president said he would impose a “substantial border tax” on companies that move manufacturing oversees. Trump also promised tax breaks to companies that ...

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A new mayor claimed the headlines appropriately, but some of most important Baltimore news was being made 200 miles north in New York City. Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank urged several thousand national real estate developers to give Baltimore a ...

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The Baltimore City Council committee reviewing legislation to grant Sagamore Development Co. public financing to overhaul Port Covington will hold its final work session Monday. Councilman Carl Stokes, chairman of the Taxation, Finance and Economic Development, said Tuesday evening the ...

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