Nike VP Resigns After Son Uses Her Credit Card To Buy $133K In Shoes To Resell Nike VP Resigns After Son Uses Her Credit Card To Buy $132K In Shoes To Resell
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Murmurs: Turmoil Over Cops at Transition Projects In other news: Rumblings in the next governor s race. Rukaiyah Adams (Christine Dong) Updated March 3
TURMOIL OVER COPS AT TRANSITION PROJECTS: Since last summer, dozens of employees at Transition Projects Inc., the Portland nonprofit that runs 10 local homeless shelters with a budget of about $20 million, have pushed to expel two board members: Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese and Portland Police Bureau Assistant Chief Jami Resch. The employees objections were not personal but rather a reflection of the negative interactions many homeless people and TPI staff have had with police. TPI executive director George Devendorf says the board took the requests very seriously, brought in an outside consultant, and held a series of meetings with employees, but ult
According to reports by Cowen Research, the sneaker resale market could reach $30 billion by 2030. “Flipping” sneakers buying them at retail prices, or below retail prices in some cases, and reselling them at a higher price has been big business for years. Those willing to put in the time, research, and legwork can see large profits quickly thanks to social media and growing digital marketplaces like StockX and GOAT, which are tailored specifically to the trade.
These schemes naturally attract many young hopefuls. Consider, for instance, 19-year-old entrepreneur Joe Hebert, or “West Coast Joe,” as his sneakerhead buddies almost certainly do not really call him. On Feb. 25, Bloomberg Businessweek published a lush profile on him and his budding sneaker-resale business, West Coast Streetwear. “Anything that’s releasing that I know I can make a guaranteed buck on, I’m gonna go full into,” he told writer Joshua Hunt. “That’s just my style.”