The Obama administration said that it will challenge a federal court’s decision to block President Barack Obama’s rule to amend overtime regulations. The Department of Labor filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Thursday, the same day the new rule was set to take effect,…
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10-year MLB Uniform Deal Is Big News for Under Armour
Under Armour has a lot to celebrate this week. We already knew it become the official uniform provider for the MLB, but today, Under Armour announced the official deal. According to ESPN,…
Read MoreBag Makers Announces Passing of President Charles D. Sandford
Bag Makers, Union, Ill., announced that its president, Charles D. Sandford, passed away on Friday following a year-long battle with cancer. “I am joined by the entire Bag Makers family in grieving the loss of a great man…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: Maple Ridge Farms Versus Precision Laser Art
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: The weather is in the 60s today, but there are rumors of snow coming to Pennsylvania soon. Make up your mind, nature.) Last week, Maple Ridge Farms secured its third…
Read MoreiPROMOTEu Appoints Director of Vendor Relations
iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., appointed Catherine (Pilgrim) Kruse to the position of director of vendor relations. In this role, Kruse will work closely and cooperatively with industry vendors as she leads iPROMOTEu’s vendor relations department. In addition to guiding the strategic direction of…
Read MoreFruit of the Loom Names New CEO
Fruit of the Loom, Bowling Green, Ky., has appointed Melissa Burgess-Taylor as the new chairman and CEO following former CEO Rick Medlin’s death this week. Burgess-Taylor currently is the senior vice president of brand management and…
Read MoreAmerican Airlines Employees Demand Recall of 70,000 Uniforms That Caused Sickness
Who doesn’t love a new uniform? The clean smell, the wrinkle-free fabric and, of course, the subsequent hives and rashes. Yes, you read that right. If you happened to…
Read MoreJudge Orders Zen Magnets To Pay $5.5M for Selling Recalled Products
The Zen Magnets recall case has been in the news for quite some time. Back in 2015, a federal judge ordered the company to cease selling and destroy all magnet inventory…
Read MoreA Look Into Costs Related to U.S. Manufacturing
Manufacturing has been a hot topic of debate during the 2016 presidential campaign, and that surely won’t slow down in the coming months, as President-elect Donald Trump has made domestic manufacturing…
Read MoreAmerican Apparel Tells Factory Employees to Brace for Possible Layoffs
Workers in American Apparel’s Los Angeles factory say they’ve received written notice that they will lose their jobs on Jan. 7 unless the new buyer of the company (which looks to be Gildan Activewear at the moment) elides to continue manufacturing from the building. “We were told we have jobs until the 7th of January,”…
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