The Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF), Irving, Texas, announced it will award $100,000 in college scholarships in 2010. PPEF will make awards in the following categories:
Read MoreSenate Approves Tougher Deficit Curbs (FoxNews.com)
The Senate has approved tough new budget rules to make it harder to run up the deficit with new tax cuts or federal benefit programs.
Read MoreABnote North America Relocates Secure Card Capabilities
Boston-based ABnote North America will be relocating its secure plastic card production, which includes government identification and financial payment cards, from Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., consolidating it into its existing commercial card facility in Boston. Equipment and personnel will be transferred in phases to maintain the required production capacity and to help ensure a smooth transition.
Read MorePacific Coast Golf Tees it Up with Hunt Group for Midwest Sales Representation
Effective January 28, 2010, Pacific Coast Golf LLC, Los Angeles has entered into an agreement with The Hunt Group, a multiline rep agency located in Leawood, Kansas.
Read MoreThere’s an App for That!
Admittedly, I fell into the category of people believing the hype about Apple’s latest release, the iPad. I read the rumor blogs and wallowed in the speculations about futuristic features once only realized on the Jetsons*. Now, after watching Steve Jobs’ somewhat uninspired launch of the iPad I’m left thinking two things (and, no, one is not the name).
Read MoreWorld Emblem International Joins Project Medishare for Earthquake Relief in Haiti
World Emblem International, Miami, announced it donated products and services to Project Medishare, a Miami-based grassroots organization sending medical personnel and supplies to help with the Hatian relief effort. World Emblem has been printing T-shirts with the “Save Haiti Saturday” and “Project Medishare” logos since Tuesday.
Read MoreYou Need Theirs. They Need Yours. Who Needs Money?! (FOXBusiness)
When Carrie Kerpen of Buzz Marketing was looking to create the “buzz” needed to get her business off the ground, she faced a typical entrepreneur’s dilemma: she didn’t have any extra funds to allocate to the cause. So she took an old-fashioned route: bartering.
Read MoreAutopoint to Launch New Site February 1
Autopoint, Janesville, Wis., a supplier to the promotional products industry since 1918, announced the company will be introducing its new Web site on February 1.
Read MoreWinner Announced of the General Colin L. Powell Autographed Recognition Art
DYR (Design Your Recognition), Boca Raton, Fla., announced the winner of the autographed replica of the framed recognition art presented to General Colin L. Powell at the ASI Orlando keynote speech in Orlando, Fla. earlier this month.
Read MoreMid-Nite Snax Acquires Gourmet Gems
Mid-Nite Snax, Mineola, N.Y., announced it acquired Gourmet Gems, Blue Springs, Mo., a company primarily known for chocolate- and candy-coated sunflower seeds.
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