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Sales for footwear and sports apparel retailer Nike continue to be strong, but more questions are arising about what the company will do to ensure its future results keep up the momentum. D.A. Davidson Senior Research Analyst Andrew Burns discusses what might be ahead for the company in “Nike still in the lead, but losing ground to Adidas, Under Armour,” an article for The Oregonian by Jeff Manning.Read the full article here.

D.A. Davidson has been named a finalist for the Association of Washington Business’s (AWB) Washington Achieve Award. This award recognizes a “business that has excelled in creating, implementing or supporting a high-caliber education and/or workforce development system aligned with closing the employment gap.”In an industry notoriously difficult to enter, D.A. Davidson continues to build upon its history of providing students, young professionals and “second career”...

Retail sales could mark their largest increase since the recession, with a few notable companies leading the way.

Aerospace giant Boeing has announced plans to move thousands of jobs out of southern California, furthering a shift that has been in the works for years.

D.A. Davidson & Co. has served as exclusive financial advisor to Quarter Group, LLC, a real estate investment company, in its definitive agreement with Pacific Western Bank to acquire and leaseback bank-owned properties in California.

D.A. Davidson & Co. has served as exclusive financial advisor to Glacier Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: GBCI) in its agreement to acquire TFB Bancorp Inc. (OTC Pink: TBBN), the holding company for Foothills Bank, a community bank in Arizona.

D.A. Davidson & Co. has served as sole underwriter for two bond offerings totaling more than $73 million for the Jubilee Academic Center, a Texas nonprofit, open enrollment and tuition-free public charter school organization. The offerings were developed to allow the Center to purchase four properties and refinance another office, providing permanent housing for its academies in several Texas cities.Eric Duran, managing director of public finance with D.A. Davidson, worked alongside the Jubi...

D.A. Davidson & Co. has served as financial advisor to Olympia, Wash.-based Thurston First Bank in its strategic merger with Commencement Bank (OTCQX: CBWA), headquartered in Tacoma.The combination creates an institution with a strong presence along the Interstate 5 corridor in Washington. The two banks now operate under one charter, with Thurston First acting as a division of Commencement Bank.Full details can be found here.

D.A. Davidson & Co. has served as co-manager for the initial public offering of Acushnet Holdings Corp. (NYSE: GOLF).

Davidson Investment Advisors, an asset management company, today announced that Andrew Elofson has been promoted to Vice President, Portfolio Manager.In his new role, Elofson will co-manage the firm’s taxable fixed income investment strategy. He previously served as a senior research analyst, supporting Davidson Investment Advisors’ equity and fixed income strategies.“Andrew has been a key member of our investment team since joining D.A. Davidson in 2013, providing valuable ins...