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Proforma, Cleveland, has announced a record number of 21 owners advancing to its Million Dollar Club levels for the first time in 2015. Proforma’s Million Dollar Club has six levels including $1 Million; Multi-Million; $5 Million...

Ricoh Company Ltd., Tokyo, has reached an agreement to buy AnaJet, Costa Mesa, Calif., a direct-to-garment (DTG) printing company. This acquisition is the latest strategic investment by Ricoh to strengthen its industrial inkjet...

Bag Makers, Union, Ill., introduced a new imprint process and products for 2016. The newest imprint process—Sparkle Decoration—features glossy, reflective dots that make the artwork on bags shine. Sparkle Decoration is available on the company’s nonwoven and polyester bags...

Six select South Carolina Post Offices will have a special, limited edition commemorative envelope available for purchase. The envelope recognizes the success of the Clemson football program in reaching...

Over the years, I’ve found that the process of strategic M&A development can be stripped down and simplified into key categories that every organization must focus on. Here are my three basic principles that can be applied to any marketplace...

Ralph Petty of Petty Marketing, Cleveland, has won a three-year, $6 million dollar contract with a $6 billion health care provider. Petty will be providing the client promotional products and trade show materials. Petty partnered with Proforma to develop an e-commerce site...

Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., announced a deal in principle to acquire Jetline, Gaffney, S.C., from Gemini Manufacturing, which is scheduled to formally close later this month. “We are very excited to welcome Jetline to the Prime family and immediately start to give our distributor customers even more products...

The IRS has announced it is extending the 2016 due dates for Affordable Care Act (ACA) information reporting. While the deadlines have changed, the requirements are still the same and covered businesses are still obligated to file. “This is good news all the way around,” said Richard Roddis, president for ComplyRight, Oxnard, Calif...

Dynamic Drinkware, Oshkosh, Wis., took what the company called a “huge step” in its federal court case against National Graphics Inc., North Branford, Conn. According to Plastics Today, Judge William C. Griesbach of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin...

An Apple patent application for a color 3-D printer surfaced in December, hinting that the consumer tech giant is looking to develop a commercial 3-D printer. According to The Motley Fool, Apple submitted the application, titled “Method and Apparatus for Three Dimensional Printing of Colored Objects,” in May 2014...