Drinkware

As I write this, it's 10 a.m. on the East Coast, but it's 5 o'clock somewhere and that means it's time for the Martini Set Travel Case from Starline USA. The leather case includes two martini glasses, a shaker, a jigger and a dash of panache.

Visstun, Digispec and CounterPoint have promoted Anna Francia from customer service supervisor to sales manager, Sherri Hall from customer service representative to customer service supervisor, and Brooke Crumpler from sales manager to marketing manager.

As a result of severe tornadoes across the south Tuesday, Gold Bond has initiated a temporary plant shutdown. Company president Mark Godsey issued a statement addressing the situation.

This year, I'm celebrating Earth Day by getting wired.

How extreme is the Extreme Traveler Mug from Next Products? It listened to Vanilla Ice's "To The Extreme" in its entirety. While filled with Mountain Dew. And snowboarding. Twice.

Las Vegas-based Visstun and Digispec have hired Richard Ehrlich, Rindi Martin, Saris Firestar, Mike Leonard and Racheal Morris as sales counselors. Katrina Grantham has been hired as a sales manager.

What's better than coffee? More coffee. The only thing even better is getting gifts. Preferably gifts related to coffee, and that's why MB Works' El Grande Mug and Coaster Gift Set is the best thing ever. Give the gift of a large mug. Give the gift of coffee. Give it to me.

Starline USA, Grand Island, N.Y., announced the winners for its second annual "Find the Shenanigans" contest on www.starline.com.

How to best use drinkware comes down to a million different factors, all kinds of whys and hows and whats that could be written about endlessly.

Norwood & BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., announced today a change in leadership with the departure of Quenten Wentworth as vice president and general manager for North American sales, marketing and customer service. There are no immediate plans to fill the position.