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Proforma CTO Brian Carothers Named PromoStandards Distributor Person of the Year
February 28, 2023 at 6:37 pm

Brian Carothers, Proforma’s chief technology officer, was awarded the PromoStandards Distributor Person of the Year at the Annual Tech Summit and Hack-a-Thon hosted in Tampa, Florida. This award is one of the inaugural PromoStandards Persons of the Year Awards for the promotional products industry...

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group Achieves G7 Color Certification
February 28, 2023 at 6:49 pm

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Illinois, has been recertified to the IDEAlliance G7 Master Print Specification for the 12th consecutive year and is celebrating 15 years of membership with PRINTING United Alliance. The G7 Master Certification signifies that a facility has calibrated...

Orbus Releases 2023 Editions of Exhibitors’ Handbook and Promo Handbook Catalogs
February 21, 2023 at 5:37 pm

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Illinois, has introduced the 2023 editions of The Exhibitors’ Handbook and Promo Handbook display product catalogs. These catalogs are well known for being an unbranded resource Orbus offers to dealers to assist with selling and marketing display products...

RRD Expands Diagnostic Test Kits Solution to Meet Demand for At-Home Testing
February 21, 2023 at 5:44 pm

RRD, Chicago, announced the extended portfolio of end-to-end services to support at-home testing. These services enable diagnostic device, at-home healthcare, health insurance, and point-of-care testing companies in their efforts to keep pace with the evolution of healthcare...

Proforma Team Members Complete Acts of Service to Honor Dr. King’s Legacy
February 14, 2023 at 6:43 pm

Proforma, Cleveland, celebrated a “Day On” for Martin Luther King Day through individual acts of service. Over the past month, Proforma offered its employees a floating holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Day for the performance of a service, and Proforma’s team members stepped up through a multitude of community and charitable acts...

NC Custom's Deborah Gaspar Elected to SAAGNY Foundation Board
February 7, 2023 at 4:24 pm

Deborah Gaspar, vice president of marketing for NC Custom, Hicksville, New York, has been elected a trustee of the Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) Foundation Board. In this role, she will aid the foundation's mission to connect with and support the local tri-state communities through charitable activities...

The Magnet Group Announces Two Promotions to Sales Team
February 7, 2023 at 4:35 pm

The Magnet Group, Washington, Missouri, announced the promotions of Gigi Robles to regional inside sales lead for the West Coast, and Angela Caldwell to regional inside sales lead for the Midwest states. Robles has been with The Magnet Group for more than 10 years. Caldwell has been with the company for 13 years...

Koozie Group Promotes Pierre Montaubin to Chief Product and Sustainability Officer
January 31, 2023 at 8:11 pm

Koozie Group, Clearwater, Florida, announced the promotion of Pierre Montaubin to the newly created position of chief product and sustainability officer. This marks the first time in the supplier's history that sustainability has held a seat in the C-suite. Montaubin has 14 years of experience in...

December 2022 Printing-Writing Report Shows Increased Purchases
January 31, 2023 at 8:24 pm

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its December 2022 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 9% in December compared to December 2021 while U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers increased 4% in December compared to the same month last year...