Social Media, Planning for the Future, and the Best Phonebook Ever

I’m just wrapping up my part in this year’s Buyer’s Guide (if you guys ever want you have a lot of fun, try proofreading a phonebook), and am just starting to get into the meat of our December issue, so this week I thought a nice, simple link roundup might be a good post for this week.

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Newton Manufacturing Employees Beat United Way Giving Goal

Newton, Iowa-based Newton Manufacturing employees again showed their generosity by meeting the United Way of Jasper County’s Dare to Care challenge to increase its giving by 10 percent from the previous year. The challenge was given to employees at the beginning of the company’s annual United Way fund-raising event.

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Broder Bros. Co. Announced Third Quarter Results

Third quarter 2010 net sales were $210.7 million compared to $193 million for the third quarter 2009. Income from operations for the third quarter 2010 was $12.9 million compared to a loss of $1.7 million for the third quarter 2009. Net income for the third quarter 2010 was $6 million compared to a net loss of ($1.4) million for the third quarter 2009.

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