U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Goes Into Effect May 15

A free-trade agreement between the United States and Colombia will go into effect on Tuesday, May 15. The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) will remove duties and tariffs on many of the goods exchanged between Colombia and the U.S.,  the Latin American country’s largest trading partner.

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QCA Negotiates with Ink Manufacturers for Compliance Testing

The Quality Certification Alliance has negotiated with ink suppliers Marabu and Ink Cups Now (ICN) to test their entire lines used for promotional products manufacturing. Additionally, five other suppliers’ inks that are frequently used by manufacturers of promotional products were tested.

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SanMar Opens New Minneapolis Warehouse

SanMar Corporation, a leading industry supplier of apparel and accessories headquartered in Issaquah, Wash., announced the opening of its Minneapolis warehouse. Taking a new two-step approach, SanMar is opening a temporary facility now to more quickly serve its customer needs while waiting for construction to be completed on a full-scale warehouse, opening summer 2013.

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Gill Studios Hires New Company Field Sales Managers

Gill Studios has established an outside sales force to enhance the distributor’s one-on-one contact with the company. The company announced the next extension of its sales team with the addition of field sales managers Joe Gavern, Jamie Becker, Gene Guire and Jennifer Sedran.

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