Hives and rashes—the name of a pop punk band, or the continuing issue American Airlines flight attendants are fighting? We’ve been following the American Airlines uniform battle for quite some time, and it’s no closer to a solution than it was at the start. According to the…
Read More
Under Armour debuted its first line of U.S.-made apparel yesterday. The first line, included in a collection called Arris Project, includes 2,000 units—leggings and bras. According to Fortune, Under Armour has committed to creating more apparel at its UA Lighthouse facility in Baltimore. The company hopes that local manufacturing will help it meet tighter deadlines for…
Read More
Student athletes’ wardrobes are mostly made up of the apparel they get from their schools and teams. It’s a point of pride to show off one’s status as a representative of their alma mater. So, when Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski wanted to teach his Blue Devils team a lesson after what he…
Read More
It’s always fun to see how technology is integrated in other products, like housewares. In this case, we’re talking about thermal-sensitive coffee mugs. Who doesn’t like a nice, changing picture? This mug isn’t entirely fun and games, though. UncommonGoods is selling a thermo-sensitive mug that depicts the effects of climate change on a world map.…
Read More
Ariel Premium Supply, St. Louis, Mo., announced the appointment of Christopher Duffy, MAS, to the position of director of marketing. In his role, Duffy will be responsible for designing and implementing key marketing and branding initiatives of the company, including…
Read More
Sweda Company LLC, City of Industry, Calif., announced that former president and CEO Jim Hagan has returned to lead the company once again. “I am excited to get back to work on moving the organization to the next level of innovation, capabilities and customer experience,” Hagan said. With more than 15 years of industry experience,…
Read More
Beginning this Wednesday, Chicago will be the latest city to incentivize shoppers to bring their own bags to grocery stores, lest they want to pay a 7 cent tax per bag at the checkout line. According to…
Read More
Ennis Inc., Midlothian, Texas, announced that it purchased Independent Printing Company Inc., DePere, Wis., and related entities in a stock purchase on Friday. Independent Printing Company Inc. produces presentation folders, checks, wide format products and commercial printing. Going forward, the company will have four folder facilities in Michigan, Kansas, California and Wisconsin. It also will…
Read More
Proforma, Cleveland, announced that 171 owners have achieved million or multi-million dollar success in 2016. Of these top performers, 16 owners will be welcomed into the Million Dollar Club for the first time, and 14 owners will be inducted into the Multi-Million Dollar Club. Proforma’s Million and Multi-Million Dollar members’ sales ranged from $1 million to…
Read More
Question: I am interviewing a bookkeeper who is familiar with QuickBooks. Is that all I need to know? Answer: No! Setting aside the issues of the complexity of a bookkeeper’s former experience, which is the subject of another blog, you need to know more about which QuickBooks this person has used in the past. QuickBooks…
Read More
