Writing Instruments

Prime Line Expands its Line of Writing Instruments
March 10, 2010

Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line announced the company has expanded its line of writing instruments with more than 100 new items and color offering including unique, multi-function pens and highlighters.

Bay State Specialty Company Acquires Pressalite Line
February 25, 2010

Bay State Specialty Company, Middleboro, Mass., announced it acquired Pressalite, West Chicago, Ill., in an asset purchase. Terms of the acquisition were not released. Bay State Specialty Company, directed by Joel and Mike Moore, has been active in the promotional industry for more than 55 years

Just the Facts
January 1, 2010

We take them for granted. We abuse them, we lose them, forget them, chew on the ends when we are nervous, snap them, tap them, toss them around and let them run out of ink. They have been around since the days of the pharaohs, documenting our lives and our history with nary a thank-you.

A.T. Cross Company Inks License Partnership with FranklinCovey Products
November 10, 2009

Lincoln, Rhode Island-based A.T. Cross Company announced a licensing agreement with FranklinCovey Products, the official consumer products licensee of the Salt Lake City-based FranklinCovey Co. brand and manufacturer of binders, laptop bags, and other productivity and organizational tools and accessories.

BIC Group Announces Declining Promotional Sales
October 27, 2009

Mario Guevara, chief executive officer of the BIC Group said, "In decreasing markets, our consumer business shows good resilience and we have maintained or grown our market share in most categories and geographies while advertising and promotional products sales continued to decline,