Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, announced that Premiums Plus Incorporated, owned by PPAI Hall of Fame member Margie Price, MAS, has signed an affiliation and service agreement. Due to an unplanned sabbatical, Geiger will be providing support for Price’s customers in order to allow her to focus on the health needs of her family. Price will return…
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Pro Towels, Pittsburgh, announced that it has scheduled a blood drive at the Superior Decorating Las Vegas facility to help victims of the shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival outside of the Mandalay Bay hotel. “Understanding a senseless act is asking an impossible task,” said Brian Porter, vice president of sales for Pro Towels.…
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HandStands, Draper, Utah, gave back to its local community by providing a newly founded elementary school in the Salt Lake City area with custom printed Mouse Mats with the school’s mascot on them. This donation helped supply all faculty members with a mousepad for their classrooms for the new school year. “Here at HandStands, we…
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HanesBrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., announced today that it is donating more than 1 million items of underwear and activewear to assist hurricane victims in Florida and Puerto Rico and is using its operations in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to supply essentials to Puerto Rico employees. Hanes is in the process of canvassing its 240…
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Hirsch Gift, Houston, Texas, announced today that they have entered an agreement with Corkcicle to become the exclusive supplier of Corkcicle items in the promotional products industry. “The high quality and brand identity of Corkcicle has made their products some of the most popular that Hirsch Gift carries,” Peter Hirsch, CEO of Hirsch Gift, said.…
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Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant, Hicksville, N.Y., announced the addition of Kevin Sephton as its new Southeast regional manager. As a veteran promotional products professional with more than 20 years of expertise in building and servicing distributors, Sephton brings an experienced approach to the company. He previously served as the president for the Promotional Products Association…
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Gill Line, Lenexa, Kan., announced that Dana Henton has been promoted to regional sales manager for the Central region. Henton has been with Gill Line and Bebco for six years. She began her career as Gill Line’s regional sales associate for the Northeast region, and moved to Bebco as marketing line manager in 2015. In…
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AST Sportswear, Anaheim, Calif., announces that Nadir Zulfiqar, former vice president of sales for Direct Tees and national sales manager for Cotton Heritage, has joined AST Sportswear as its vice president of brand development. Zulfiqar has an impressive and versatile background, from being a military veteran graduating from West Point Military Academy in 1986 to…
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Positive Promotions Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., acquired the assets of Quality Planners Inc., including its entire portfolio of student planners and customization capabilities. “This acquisition will enable Positive Promotions Inc. to broaden its already extensive portfolio of educational products that we currently sell to our over 50,000 school customers throughout the United States,” said Nelson Taxel,…
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Alan Chippindale, former head of BrandAlliance, the second-largest distributor firm in Canada, has returned to Cleveland-based Proforma, where he will serve as its senior vice president of business development. Chippindale will lead the charge in launching…
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