Management
February 2, 2017 at 8:37 am
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the acquisition of the business of Catalyst Marketing Inc., a Seattle-based creative merchandise agency. “HALO was able to allow us to maintain our creative capabilities and client-focused culture, while providing the resources necessary to expand our reach in the markets we serve," said Tom Havens, founder and president of…
February 1, 2017 at 1:32 pm
Over the past week, we ran a poll asking readers their opinions of President Trump after his first week in office. After more than 300 readers responded, we found the results to be fairly polarized. 42 percent answered "very bad," 37 percent said "very good," 10 percent said "good," 4 percent were neutral and 7…
February 1, 2017 at 11:01 am
Premier Print and Promotions Ltd., Feering, U.K., announced the acquisition of Blueprint Promotional Products Ltd., Nottingham, U.K., for an undisclosed sum. Blueprint Promotional Products Ltd. will continue to trade under the umbrella group of Premier Print and Promotions Ltd. companies. “As we welcome Blueprint into the Premier family, we believe that their expertise in the…
January 31, 2017 at 12:57 pm
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…
January 30, 2017 at 3:18 pm
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,…
January 30, 2017 at 1:51 pm
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…
January 30, 2017 at 1:38 pm
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…
January 27, 2017 at 2:57 pm
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…
January 27, 2017 at 11:29 am
Goldstar, San Diego, announced the promotion of Charles G. Duggan II, MAS+, as national and strategic key accounts manager west. “We are excited to have Charles as national key accounts manager," said Howard Cubberly, general manager for Goldstar…
January 26, 2017 at 2:58 pm
Cimpress, Venlo, Netherlands, announced its intention to decentralize the company's operations. According to a press release, Cimpress' central groups will only include global procurement and supplier research following the changes. "This decentralization is a natural outgrowth of our strategy and consistent with the evolution of our organization as we pursue that strategy," Robert Keane, CEO…
