• Outdoorwear Winner: Teva (Goleta, Calif.) – a global adventure brand with an intrinsic and deeply ingrained connection to water. Teva was born on the Colorado River in 1984, and ever since then, water has been at the core of everything it does. The company builds products knowing that “when it comes to water, sometimes you want to play with it, and sometimes you want to be protected from it. So no matter the situation, Teva has you covered.”
Other nominees for 2009 also included: B.O.B Trailers, Inc., Deuter USA, Evolv Sports & Designs, Garmin International, GSI Outdoors, Merrell, Patagonia, Sea To Summit USA, Shimano American Corporation, SmartWool, and The North Face.