St. Regis Crystal, Cheektowaga, N.Y., announced the appointment of Steve Smidt to the position of vice president of sales and marketing. While his mandate is to drive sales across the entire U.S. market, his focus will be on the West Coast.
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Boundless Network, Austin, Texas, announced a partnership with West Coast-based Offbeat Productions Inc., a promotional distributor with offices in Park City, Utah and Northridge, Calif.
Admints & Zagabor, Bellmawr, N.J., and Pro Towels Etc., Pittsburgh, completed a strategic alliance in the Southwest and West Coast of the country.
Toys Daiso, a huge international retail chain with nine stores on the West Coast, has agreed to pay a $2.05 million fine and to stop importing toys and children's products into the United States, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Hartwell, Georgia-based Southern Plus Umbrella announced it added Highlands Ranch, Colorado-based
Avenel, New Jersey-based Vantage Apparel, a manufacturer and decorator of logo apparel, announced it has added digital printing services to its West Coast embroidery facility located in Santa Ana, Calif. Digital printing, also referred to as direct-to-garment printing, is an eco-friendly, water-based process that prints from a computer file directly onto a garment resulting in a soft, slightly washed-down design. Digital printing is a viable option for low-quantity orders as well as multicolored or photo-realistic designs. About Vantage Apparel: Vantage Apparel operates contract embroidery facilities in Santa Ana, Calif.; St. Louis; Niles, Ill. and Avenel, N.J. For more information on Vantage