The Postmaster General recently told a congressional subcommittee that despite taking aggressive steps to reduce costs, the U.S. Postal Service will not survive as a self-financing entity without significant changes to current law.
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Kaeser & Blair Inc. Acquires General Graphics Products LLC
Kaeser & Blair Inc., Batavia, Ohio, has announced that it has acquired Zanesville, Ohio-based distributor General Graphics Products LLC.
Read MoreProduct of the Day: The Anvil–2×1 Rib Tank Top from Virginia T’s
Sure, it maybe a giant, rain and chill-filled corner, but summer is just around it all the same. Help get your clients excited for summer styles with the Anvil–2×1 Rib Tank Top from Virginia T’s. The 6 oz., 100 percent ring-spun cotton top is available in black, azalea, caribbean blue and white.
Read MoreHub Pen Hires New Texas Reps
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., has hired Scott Blankenship and Sharon Wohlleber of Houston-based HWA Sales to represent the company in Texas.
Read MoreHDS Marketing Inc. Acquires Team Shop Premiums
Howard Schwartz, founder and CEO of HDS Marketing Inc., Pittsburgh, announced that HDS Marketing Inc. purchased the assets of Team Shop Premiums, a promotional products and services firm out of Phoenix, Ariz.
Read MoreRecord-Breaking Month for iPROMOTEu
iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., announced today that 24 promotional products distributors have affiliated with iPROMOTEu in January 2011, setting a new record for the most new affiliates in a given month.
Read MoreMolenaar LLC Recalls 315,000 Night Lights in U.S., Talks with Promo Marketing
On Sept. 23, Molenaar LLC, Wilmar, Minn., announced the voluntary recall of 315,000 electroluminescent night lights that the company had manufactured and distributed from 2005 to 2009 throughout the United States. The recall is the result of the same four incidents of minor smoking and property damage reported to the Electrical Safety Authority of Ontario (ESA) that caused the Canadian recall in August, and not because of any new incidents of malfunction in the United States.
Read MoreA New Kind of Writing Instrument?
Wired’s Gadget Lab talks about a hyprid pen/pencil writing instrument that writes with a soft metal alloy. It could be an interesting replacement for executive pen items.
Read MoreGrand Prize Winner Announced in Sweda’s 2010 Case Study Challenge
As part of its “Innovation” Case Study Challenge, Sweda Company, City of Industry, Calif., announced on Sept. 3 that the case study “Photo Frame Calc=Unlimited Marketing Options,” submitted by Julie R. Haar of Proforma Strategic Promotions, Columbus, Ohio, is this year’s Grand Prize Winner.
“I was thrilled to be among the six finalists. It’s an honor to be recognized by my peers and the industry for fulfilling my client’s needs with an innovative and strategic solution,” said Haar.
Read MoreRoadPro Invests In Customer Satisfaction
Given its dramatic growth in the promotional products market, RoadPro, Palmyra, Pa., has invested in added capabilities to insure that doing business is easy, productive and profitable for promotional products distributors. Specifically, RoadPro has increased investments in customer support personnel, sales agents, website capabilities and product assortment.
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