iPROMOTEu Announces Top Affiliate in 2008

Reliable Marketing Services, co-owned by John Doering and Larry Stock, was recognized by Wayland, Massachusetts-based iPROMOTEu as being the company’s top affiliate in terms of total annual sales in 2008.

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Leed’s to Close Facility In Warren, Ohio

Leed’s announced the company will close its production operations in Warren, Ohio, effective April 27, 2009.  Leed’s began leasing the 256,000 square-foot facility in August 2006, to serve as an overflow warehouse and production facility to its New Kensington, Pa. headquarters.

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Eighteen Distributors Affiliate with iPROMOTEu in January

Stan Divine of Divine & Associates in Humble, Texas; Lynn Jumper of Jump Designs/Jump Promotions in Keller, Texas; Caryl Lazarus of Premium Success in New Rochelle, N.Y.; Bob and Crystal Burlow of Burlow Promotions Inc. in Greensboro, N.C.; Jon Fein of Dovetail Marketing in San Marcos, Calif.; Elaine and Allen Fogel of SOLUTIONS Marketing LLC in Scottsdale, Ariz.; and Eddie Moore of Awards & Sports Inc. in Travelers Rest, S.C. The identity of the other new affiliates is being kept confidential, temporarily, at their request.

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Gray Launches Proforma XTI

Print industry expert, Dick Gray  joined the Independence, Ohio-based Proforma network as the owner of the franchise, Proforma XTI, based in Lake Forest, Calif. With nearly 40 years of experience in the document printing industry, Gray has established himself as an expert in document security, checks, check processing and Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR).

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Ennis Names New General Manager

Ennis Inc., based in Midlothian, Texas, congratulated Steve Kelso on his retirement after 46 years of service and announced the promotion of Mark Boore to the position of general manager of the Fort Scott, Kansas facility.

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Vertical Source Adds Eco Apparel to Collection

Vertical Source, based in Shrewsbury, N.J., announced the addition of Eco Apparel to the company’s latest collection. Eco Apparel is a division of  Vancouver, British Columbia-based Boardroom Eco Apparel. Eco Apparel is a socially-conscious and environmentally friendly apparel collection with a new set of initiatives and mandates.

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TRG Group Announces 2008 Horizons Award Winner

St. Louis, Missouri-based TRG Group, an international supplier of travel gear to the promotional products industry, named Nicki McCollough, sales operations manager for the corporate markets division, as the company’s 2008 Horizons Award winner.

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Bodek and Rhodes Partners with Chouinard

Philadelphia-based Bodek and Rhodes, a leading wholesaler of imprintable activewear, recently pioneered an arrangement with Northfield, Vermont-based manufacturer Chouinard to offer the entire range of apparel in the mill’s catalog, including all pigment-dyed and reactive-dyed colors in every size.

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