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Is Nike American owned

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Yes it is. It was started by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964 and became Nike in 1978. Nike has annual revenues of around 20 billion dollars.

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Yes, it was founded in Oregon I believe.

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