Sterling, Ill., based distributor HALO Branded Solutions, recently hired Sean Radford to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief human resource officer.

Paterson, NJ, based LBU Inc., has built a new office, factory and showroom. It took over one year to finish construction and an investment of $ 4.5 million.

Pittsburgh- based Leed’s a subsidiary of promotional product supplier Polyconcept North America has entered into a partnership with Vancouver based Herschel Supply Co.

Glenwood, Minnesota based distributor, American Solutions for Business (ASB) has joined the California New Car Dealers Association as an Associate Member. This membership gives ASB access to CNCDA’s compliance assets, monthly bulletins and various events. It also helps increase ASB’s visibility in the market.

Trevose, Pennsylvania based supplier, alphabroder, announced the relaunch of its North End brand in both the U.S. and Canadian markets. The move follows the recent addition of Puma Sport and Puma Golf to its U.S. and Canadian lines.

West Jordan, Utah-based supplier SnugZ USA, LLC has been recapitalized by Tower Arch Capital. Financial terms of the deal were not released.

Toronto, ON Canada based distributor, Genumark, has acquired Toronto-based distributorship Rightsleeve. Financial terms of the deal were not released.

The Wayland, MA-headquartered distributor, iPROMOTEu has announced that promo veteran Les Dorfman, will join company’s executive team as Senior Vice President.

Brainerd, MN-based Range Printing and Little Falls, MN-headquartered Spectrum Marketing Services have teamed up through a merger that creates a company projected to reach $13 million in revenue in 2019. Terms of merger were not released.

Bolingbrook, IL based distributor, S&S Activewear has relocated its operations from its 450,000-square-foot distribution center in Bolingbrook to a brand new 750,000- square-foot sustainability-focused distribution center in nearby Lockport, IL.

Ohio-headquartered distributor, Proforma, names Michelle Dalton as its senior operations consultant.

Massachusetts based supplier, Hub Pen, which features nine supplier brands has rebranded after 65 years with a new logo.

CINCINNATI, OH based supplier, Cintas Corporation, announced results for its fiscal 2020 first quarter ended August 31, 2019.

The Midlothian, Texas-headquartered company, Ennis, Inc. has announced financial results for the fiscal quarter and half-year, which ended August 31.

Supplier Chocolate Inn/Lanco announces new partnership with Mars Retail Group to represent the company’s My M&M’S B2B product line in the promotional products industry.

Glenwood, Minnesota headquartered distributor, American Solutions for Business announced that PICA Marketing has joined the company.

Owner of distributor, BrandCentric Solutions and a Proforma Multi-Million Dollar Club member too, Mike Lazzari, has secured a three-year $24 million contract with a multinational financial services company.

Links Unlimited, Cincinnati, OH based, supplier, announced about its partnership with U.K. based KNOMO London, an exclusive provider of the bag brand to the United States corporate business channel.

Montreal based supplier, Gildan Activewear Inc., announced that the company has been included on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index. Company has been included on the Dow Jones Indices for the seventh consecutive years.

Clearwater, Fla., based supplier, BIC Graphic North America has launched a variety of promotions to help alleviate budget challenges end users may be feeling as a result of tariff increases.

Overland Park, Kansas-based distributor, Staples Promotional Products and Print named Matthew Eckhouse as the new vice president and general manager. Eckhouse, who has been with the company since 2013, takes over for Rich Witaszak, who recently departed from the position.

Woodinville, WA-based distributor Bensussen Deutsch and Associates (BDA) will no longer buy San Jose, CA-based distributor BrandVia Alliance said in a statement mentioning both companies came to an agreement that they did not meet the final terms required to complete the acquisition, and have agreed to end discussions and resume business as individual companies.

Chicago based distributor InnerWorkings, Inc. announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Engaged Capital, LLC.

Gildan Activewear Inc. announced the release of its 15th Genuine Responsibility™ 2018 Sustainability report available on its dedicated website https://www.genuineresponsibility.com/en/

Chris Barlow, regional sales manager at Chocolate Inn/Lanco, has been elected a trustee of Speciality Advertising Association of Greater New York Foundation (SAAGNY). He will start his trustee position on Jan.1, 2020 and will hold the position for the next three years.

Mason, OH based IMAGEN Brands announces the appointment of Shannon Jenkins as Director of Marketing.

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) has acquired NAPCO Media, owner of Printing Impressions, Packaging Impressions, PromoMarketing, In-Plant Impressions, TotalRetail, Target Marketing and Wide-Format Impressions.

Glen Taylor joins back as CEO of Taylor Corporation, the parent company of North Mankato, MN-based Taylor Communications.

The Lawrence, Massachusetts-based supplier, Gemline, has formed a strategic partnership with New York-based kitchen, gift and lifestyle products brand W&P.

Glenwood, Minnesota based distributor American Solutions for Business held its annual sales summit on August 22-25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.