Created on May 30, 1971, Nike Inc. is the world's largest sports equipment and apparel company. Today it is headquartered in Beaverton, in the Portland's (Oregon), metropolitan DJ6009-100. The company blazer is inspired by the Greek goddess of victory Nike, while the Swoosh logo - designed for $35 by a graphics student, Carolyn Davidson - represents the stylized version of the Nike of Samothrace's wing.