The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening.
Read MoreDiane Leslie Joins Dunbrooke
Independence, Missouri-based Dunbrooke announced Diane Leslie has joined the Dunbrooke team. Leslie has more than 20 years of promotional products sales experience with companies including PaperMate, Souvenir Group and Leed’s.
Read MoreKellie Claudio Joins Sweda Company as Director of Business Development
City of Industry, California-based Sweda Company announced the hiring of Kellie Claudio, formerly of Carlsbad, California-based Ashworth Golf, as its new director of business development.
Read MoreStaples Unveils Full Scope of Newly Integrated Business-to-Business Services With Launch of StaplesAdvantage.com
Staples Advantage, Framingham, Mass., the business-to-business division of Staples Inc., today announced the launch of its new Web site (StaplesAdvantage.com) to address customers’ growing demands for supplier consolidation and reduced procurement costs.
Read MoreWorkflowOne Names Tom Rizzi to Lead Marketing Team
WorkflowOne, Dayton, Ohio, one of North America’s leading providers of promotional marketing and print management and marketing services, announced that Thomas Rizzi has been named vice president of promotional products, reporting to Robert Abbonizio, senior vice president of customer solutions.
Read MoreLost money? Score a Whopping Tax Refund (CNN Money)
Sick of sending big checks to the IRS? For some business owners, this tax season will bring a rare reversal: A stimulus-fueled tax change is putting cash back into the pockets of qualifying entrepreneurs.
Read MoreiPROMOTEu Announces DUNK FEST 2010
Wayland, Massachusetts-based iPROMOTEu announced it will be organizing its Dunk Fest 2010, the annual NCAA college basketball tournament challenge exclusively for the promotional products industry. Dunk Fest is a fun way to create enthusiasm and spirit, and to foster friendly competition, among those working in the promotional products industry.
Read MoreCrystal D Launches WOW Moments Contest on Facebook
St. Paul, Minnesota-based Crystal D, a leading supplier of corporate awards and plaques, announced it launched its WOW Moments contest on the company’s Facebook fan page.
Read MorePrime Line Expands its Line of Writing Instruments
Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line announced the company has expanded its line of writing instruments with more than 100 new items and color offering including unique, multi-function pens and highlighters.
Read MoreChina’s Exports Rise 46% (The New York Times)
China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer demand from the United States and other Western markets after the financial crisis last year.
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