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Nike, Inc. (IPA: /ˈnaɪki/) (NYSE: NKE) is a publicly traded sportswear and equipment maker based in the United States. The company is headquartered in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon, near Beaverton. It is the world's leading supplier of athletic shoes, apparel and sports equipment with revenue in excess of $16 billion USD in 2007. As of 2008, it employed over 30,000 people world-wide. Nike is the only Fortune 500 company headquartered in the state of Oregon.The company was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight, and became Nike in 1978. The company takes its name from Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.-Wikipedia-
