The year has been a challenge for many. Struggling to stay on top financially. Keeping old revenue streams flowing. Generating new ideas when the legacy streams begin to slow. But still waters do run deep, and each one of us is more resilient, creative and able than we ever give ourselves credit. It is remembering this about ourselves that is the hard part.
Read MoreBased in Braintree, Mass., seven Hub Pen Company employees teamed up with six staffers from Hanson, Massachusetts-based distributor Walker-Clay to participate in the Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center’s 10th Annual 4k Trail Run. Three employees from Charles Riverboat Company, a Walker-Clay client, completed the 16-person team.
Read MoreTowel Specialties, Baltimore, announced a licensing agreement with Board Towelz. While Board Towelz will continue to maintain its retail presence, Towel Specialties now serves as the sole industry supplier for the patented surfboard-shaped towels. ls.
Read MoreCleveland-based Proforma, a leading North American provider of graphic communications solutions, added seven new owners to its network.
Read MoreWayland, Massachusetts-based iPROMOTEu announced today that 153 promotional products distributors have affiliated with iPROMOTEu during the first nine months of 2010.
Read MorePhiladelphia-based Bodek and Rhodes, a leading wholesaler of imprintable activewear, has announced that its virtual design studio for design-to-print artwork is now available as a special feature its customers can offer to their clients.
Read MorePro Towels Etc., Pittsburgh, announced the acquisition of Camarillo, California-based Superior Towel & Decorating. Financial terms were not disclosed. The move was designed to strengthen Pro Towels’ position as the industry leader in the towel category with both East Coast and West Coast decorating facilities, warehousing and shipping.
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In my September clocks and watches article, I received a lot of good information from my sources, more than I could fit into the magazine. Reproduced below is a sidebar with Bill Peak of Belair Time Corporation that was cut from the magazine, detailing the technical differences between electronic and mechanical watches, and the options available to each.
Read MoreTSC Apparel, Cincinnati, announced each business day in October, it will be giving away an ‘Apple-a-Day’ to one lucky Anvil shopper. TSC Apparel customers purchasing at least $1.00 in Anvil products
Read MoreMiami-based Bullet, a member of Polyconcept North America, the second largest hard goods supplier within the promotional products industry, announced its achievement of accreditation through the Quality Certification Alliance (QCA) based on successful completion of a third-party audit of its compliance programs and practices.
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