Boxercraft to Sponsor Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer

Boxercraft Inc., Atlanta, announced it will sponsor the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer, held Oct. 11-12, 2014. To show its support, the company will donate a portion of October sales of its special-edition Pom Pom Pullover to It’s the Journey Inc., producer of the walk. The women’s tops are available for a limited time in black, white and fuchsia.

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Charles River Apparel Adds Three Sales Representatives

Charles River Apparel, Sharon, Mass., a manufacturer of outerwear and performance apparel, recently announced new members to its sales team. The company has added three outside sales representatives to handle growing accounts in Texas, Oklahoma, and western New York and Pennsylvania.

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Showdown Displays Receives Two Awards from Minnesota Business Magazine

Showdown Displays, Minneapolis, announced that it has received two awards from Minnesota Business Magazine. Each year, the magazine holds an event to recognize people and companies that make strides in Minnesota’s manufacturing industry. Showdown Displays was awarded in two categories: Manufacturer of the Year and Executive of the Year.

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Beacon Promotions Raises Money for United Way

Beacon Promotions Inc., New Ulm, Minn., held programs to support the Brown County United Way. The United Way supports numerous programs in the county, primarily in the areas of education, health, self-sufficiency and basic needs. A few of the programs supported Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library—which provides books for newborns through age 5—scouting programs, sports camps, a backpack program and day of caring-which helps residents with household tasks. 

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Multi-million Dollar Distributor Petty Marketing Joins Proforma

Cleveland, Ohio-based Proforma recently announced that Ralph Petty, president of Petty Marketing, a multi-million dollar Cleveland, Tennessee-based distributor, will be joining its member network. Petty, formerly an affiliate with AIA, will now operate as Petty Marketing powered by Proforma.

“We had two choices: Sit back and watch Proforma’s growth continue to outpace the industry year after year—or join them,” Petty said.

Petty Marketing launched in 1998 and now has a ten-person team specializing in high-end customer promotions for Fortune 500 accounts across a wide variety of industries, including health care, aviation construction, outdoor sports and leisure, and more.
 
“High caliber distributors, such as Ralph and his team, are turning to Proforma to get to their next levels of success,” said Greg Muzzillo, founder of Proforma. “We are thrilled to have Ralph on board, and are working with him to reach his sales goals by identifying new opportunities for growth and offering specific strategies for winning and growing key accounts.”
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