Ignite USA LLC, Atlanta, announced a recall of its Bueno by Contigo Kids’ Straw Tumblers due to a risk of ingestion. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), if children chew on the drinking straw, small pieces can break off into their…
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The Hudson Valley Umbrella Company, the home of Stromberg Brand Umbrellas, Valley Cottage, N.Y., has announced the hiring of two multi-line representatives: Tobin James of TCJ Marketing Inc., to cover Florida and Puerto Rico, and Bo Turner of Turner and Associates for…
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ADG Promotional Products, Hugo, Minn., announced the acquisition of the Business and Menu Essentials brands from the Carlson Craft Binder Division. The Business and Menu Essentials lines will transfer effective Jan. 1, 2016, and will be a part of ADG Promotional Products’ catalog and website product listings under the Windmill brand. “We are excited to…
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Penn Emblem Company, Philadelphia, promoted Breast Cancer Awareness Month by encouraging employees to dress down and make a donation to the cause. Penn Emblem Company totaled and matched donations. Altogether, the company raised a grand total of $2,760 for the Susan…
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Every year, Starbucks releases a holiday-themed coffee cup as the season approaches. This year’s cup has a more minimal design. Instead of featuring the usual snowflakes, reindeer or ornaments, this year’s installment is a simple red cup. Already, some people, including Donald Trump, have objected…
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Proforma, Cleveland, has announced that its owners have closed two acquisitions, estimated to be worth $1 million each, in the first week of November. Mike and Melinda Durkee, owners of Proforma Durkee, Huntsville, N.C., acquired Hickory, North Carolina-based…
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As a follow up to the “Choose the Next BIC Pen” and “Name the Next BIC Pen” promotions, BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., is now inviting promotional products distributors to help price the next new BIC pen. Distributors can choose from three price points: $0.49 (C), $0.59 (C) and $0.69 (C). All participants will receive 500…
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Horizon Promotional Products , Jacksonville, Fla., recently joined St. Louis-based Facilisgroup. Horizon Promotional Products, which Dave and Carmen Chappell founded in 2001, will gain @ease—a sales and order-processing system, buying leverage, high-impact marketing programs, best-practice consulting and graphic services. “Although we have an outstanding team of professionals and opportunities to grow our business, we lacked…
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With an estimated 68 percent of Canadians now using smartphones, National Gift Card Corp., Crystal Lake, Ill., announced the expansion its successful U.S.-based proprietary application programming interface (API) to Canada where it will provide customers with electronic gift cards in real time. Much like the U.S. version, the Canadian gift card API allows business-to-business program…
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While package carriers were unable to deliver all holiday packages in time for Christmas in 2013, they achieved a better outcome in 2014 and hope to continue their successes this holiday season, which is forecasted to have a record-breaking number of deliveries. FedEx predicts delivering 317 million shipments—a 12.4 percent increase over last year’s holiday…
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