New Balance
American footwear manufacturer
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| 2025 | Emily Mackay's expected tenure with Team New Balance Boston ends. |
| 2025 | New Balance aims to achieve 100% renewable electricity for its operations, as part of its sustainability goals. |
| 2024 | Parker Valby joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| April 2024 | New Balance released the 550 SL, a golf-specific variant of the 550 sneaker, featuring a waterproof microfiber leather upper, NDurance spikeless rubber outsole, and a unique golf ball logo on the tongue. |
| March 2 2024 | Elle St. Pierre set the American indoor 3000m record by running 8:20.87. |
| February 2024 | New Balance launched the 480 SL, a golf-specific version of the shoe with a microfiber leather upper, reinforced PU sockliner, and a flexible spineless cupsole designed for grass performance. |
| February 2024 | New Balance launched 'Reconsidered', a resale program that sells pre-worn shoes on their online store, demonstrating a commitment to sustainability and circular fashion. |
| February 11 2024 | Elle St. Pierre improved her indoor mile national record, running 4:16.41. |
| 2023 | New Balance released the Numeric 480, a skateboard-specific shoe variant featuring a thicker sole and more padded tongue, available in both low and high top styles. |
| 2023 | New Balance achieved a total revenue of $6.5 billion, solidifying its position as a major global sports footwear and apparel manufacturer. |
| 2022 | Christian Noble, Sean Peterson, Julie-Anne Staehli, Sarah McDonald, and Kristie Schoffield joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| 2022 | Emily Mackay joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| April 15 2022 | TNBB teammates Heather MacLean and Elle Purrier St. Pierre, along with Kendall Ellis and Roisin Willis, set a distance medley relay world record with a time of 10:33.85 at the grand opening of the TRACK at New Balance. |
| 2021 | Drew Piazza and Millie Paladino joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| 2021 | New Balance partners with designer Junya Watanabe to produce a special colorway of the 480, which is followed by general releases of the shoe. |
| April 2021 | Teddy Santis, founder of Aimé Leon Dore, was named creative director of New Balance's premium sneaker line. |
| February 13 2021 | Elle St. Pierre broke the indoor two-mile record by running 9:10.28. |
| 2020 | At the United States Olympic trials, TNBB teammates Elle Purrier St. Pierre and Heather MacLean finished in gold and bronze positions, with Cory McGee winning silver. All three athletes ran personal best times, and Elle set a new Meet Record. |
| 2020 | Aimé Leon Dore collaborated with New Balance to revive the previously obscure 550 model. The collaboration was so successful that New Balance had to purchase used pairs and find old sketches to accurately recreate the shoe, ultimately leading to the 550 becoming a general release in the company's lineup. |
| 2020 | Following the successful reintroduction of the New Balance 550 model, the company decides to relaunch the 480 as a lifestyle shoe. |
| March 2020 | New Balance announced conversion of some manufacturing facilities to produce face masks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| February 8 2020 | Elle St. Pierre set a national record by running the indoor mile in 4:16.85. |
| 2019 | Abbey Cooper's tenure with Team New Balance Boston ended. |
| 2019 | Siofra Cleirigh Buttner joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| 2018 | Elle Purrier St. Pierre and Heather MacLean join Team New Balance Boston. Kemoy Campbell, Liz Costello, and Cory McGee depart from the team. |
| 2018 | Cory McGee's tenure with Team New Balance Boston ended. |
| 2018 | Kemoy Campbell's tenure with Team New Balance Boston ended. |
| 2018 | Heather MacLean joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| 2018 | Elle Purrier St. Pierre joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| December 2018 | Joe Preston succeeded Rob DeMartini as New Balance's president. |
| 2017 | Natosha Rogers' tenure with Team New Balance Boston ended. |
| 2017 | Emily Durgin joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| 2017 | The Flimby, England manufacturing facility reached a production capacity of 28,000 pairs of shoes per week, representing 5 percent of New Balance's European market sales. |
| 2016 | Kemoy Campbell began his tenure with Team New Balance Boston. |
| 2016 | Katrina Coogan joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| April 2016 | New Balance publicly opposed the Trans Pacific Partnership, with VP Matt Lebretton commenting on the trade policy. |
| February 2015 | New Balance announced its entry into the global soccer market. |
| 2014 | Natosha Rogers joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| 2014 | Abbey Cooper and Liz Costello joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| 2014 | Cory McGee joined Team New Balance Boston. |
| 2011 | New Balance placed its Aravon, Cobb Hill, and Dunham brands under its Drydock Footwear affiliate. |
| 2010 | New Balance releases a winter-specific high-top version of the BB680 model (part of the 480 line), featuring a rugged upper, robust sole, metal eyelets, and boot laces for cold climate protection. |
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