On Dec. 13, 2013, Jetline announced the promotion of Jon Granek to Northeast Regional Sales Manager. Jon first joined Jetline in 2009 as part of the inside business development team. His territories will include New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
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On Dec. 18, 2013, Promotional Products Association International, Irving, Texas, the world’s largest and oldest international not-for-profit promotional products association, has announced that Norma Jean Knollenberg, CIP, CPIM, president of Oshkosh, Wis., supplier Top Brands Inc., has joined the PPAI Board of Directors, effective immediately. Knollenberg’s appointment fills a vacant seat on the Board of Directors that ends at The PPAI Expo 2016.
Read MorePrime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., resumes its 2013 monthly webinar series with “Fearless Forecast for 2014: Emerging Trends, Hot Markets and New Products” at 2 p.m. EST tomorrow. Jeff Lederer will provide selling ideas, case histories and new product videos related to emerging trends and hot markets for 2014 in this 30-minute webinar.
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Norwood and BIC Graphic, Clearwater Fla., participated in the Community College to Career Tour to meet students, tour innovative classrooms and learn about the Labor Department’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program during a stop at Broward College in Davie, Fla. Nov. 18.
Read MoreSince Coby Electronics, Lake Success, N.Y., shut its doors and sold its assets over the summer, eight retailers voluntarily recalled one of its TVs that reportedly has caught fire, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which issued the recall of the 32″ Coby Flat Screen TV (select serial numbers of model number TFTV3229) Dec. 12.
Read MoreThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule to require manufacturers of antibacterial hand soaps and body washes to demonstrate that their products are more effective in preventing illness and the spread of infection than regular soap and safe for long-term daily use. Hand sanitizers, wipes or other products used in health care settings are not included in this rule.
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After acquiring Better Life Line, Hartford, Conn., and moving its production to its Minnesota facility earlier this month, Fields Manufacturing, St. Cloud, Minn., has announced Dave TenEyck, formerly Better Life’s sales manager, will serve as its northeast territory sales manager.
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Fineline Printing Group, an Indianapolis-based commercial graphics and mailing provider, hired Kim Ramirez as the senior account manager for its Promotional Product and Apparel Division.
Read MoreIn order to adjust to the changing times, a federal government office has proposed to change its name during a congressional hearing earlier this month.
Davita Vance-Cooks, the U.S. Government Printing Office’s public printer, testified before the Committee on House Administration about GPO in 2023: Keeping America Informed in a a Post-Print World Dec. 4. During her testimony she mentioned the hope to change the entity’s name to the Government Publishing Office since it has expanded its offerings to a variety of digitally-based services, including publishing information digitally and producing apps and e-books.
Read MoreProforma Infinite Marketing Solutions, Cleveland-based organization that offers graphic communication business solutions, announced its acquisition of Image Builders Unlimited, a promotional products company based in East Lansing, Mich. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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