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U.S. Delays Certain Additional 10% Tariffs Until Dec. 15, Including Some Promotional Products

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that certain additional 10 percent tariffs set to take effect Sept. 1 would be delayed until Dec. 15. Several promotional products or related items are on the list of delays. Other goods will be removed from the additional tariffs list altogether, for health or national security reasons, though the USTR has not yet specified which items will be included…

Nebraska Can Finally Sell ‘It’s Not for Everyone’ Merchandise

Nebraska isn’t for everyone, if the state’s tourism commission is being honest with you. Thanks to a new advertising campaign, that message is loud and clear. That slogan actually became official a little while back, but hit a speed bump in the legislative process to get it approved. Thanks to a necessary unanimous decision by…

Stran Promotional Solutions Raises $2,000 for Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester, MA

Stran Promotional Solutions organized its second annual Charity Tag Sale on July 17 outside of its office in Quincy, Mass. The team at Stran invited all of its neighbors in the Heritage Drive office park and greater North Quincy neighborhood to attend the event. The company offered a wide selection of product samples collected by…

Minor League Team’s ‘Typo’ Leads to Fun Name-Change Promotion, Merch

If we had our way, there would be no offseason for minor league baseball, so that we could write about its promotional campaigns year-round. For the second time since June, we find ourselves chronicling the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, who, due to a “typo,” will play as the IronPugs in 10 days’ time, giving fans a chance to own some special pug-centric merch…

A Grocery Store’s Plan to Encourage Reusable Bags Hilariously Failed Because Its Plastic Bags Were Too Awesome

A Canadian grocery store tried to have some fun and shame customers into switching to reusable bags, but ran into trouble when its plastic bags turned out to be too awesome. Even if it didn’t quite go as planned, it still ended up being a win for the store. Owner David Kwen hoped shoppers would be too ashamed to sport single-use plastic bags with graphics for made-up stores like “Into the Weird Adult Video Emporium”…

Geiger Achieves LEED Gold Certification for Maine Headquarters

The U.S. Green Building Council has announced that Lewiston, Maine-based distributor Geiger has been awarded LEED Certification at the Gold level for its Lewiston, Maine headquarters. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification verifies a construction project has met or exceeded globally recognized green building standards. Companies recognized with this achievement undergo a rigorous…

Orbus Introduces Price Changes Effective Aug. 1, 2019

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., a wholesale supplier and manufacturer of display, exhibit, graphic and event solutions, has announced updated product pricing as a result of tariff increases implemented earlier in 2019. Orbus is happy to have been able to maintain pricing through July 2019, giving its dealer partners a unique, competitive advantage.…